The Deep Creek Hornets will face off against the Norview Pilots at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Deep Creek is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to four goals on Thursday, they were much more limited against Western Branch on Tuesday. They came up short against the Bruins, falling 7-0. The defeat continues a trend for Deep Creek in their meetings with Western Branch: they've now lost six in a row.
Meanwhile, Norview was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They lost 8-0 to Maury. While losing is never fun, Norview can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 304th, while Maury are ranked 65th).
Norview's defeat dropped their record down to 3-10. As for Deep Creek, their loss dropped their record down to 5-8-1.
Everything went Deep Creek's way against Norview when the teams last played back in March of 2024, as Deep Creek made off with an 8-0 victory. Will the Hornets repeat their success, or do the Pilots have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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