The James River Knights will head out on the road to take on the Nelson County Governors at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
James River is likely headed into the contest with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Glenvar on Monday. The Knights fell just short of the Highlanders by a score of 1-0. While losing is never fun, James River can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 145th, while Glenvar are ranked 23rd).
Meanwhile, Nelson County kept a clean sheet against Appomattox County on Friday. They were the clear victors by an 8-0 margin over the Raiders. Considering Nelson County have won 11 matchups by more than three goals this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Their offense was hitting Appomattox County from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal. Clara Moldenhauer led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for three goals all by herself.
James River moved to 6-5 with that defeat, which also ended their three-match winning streak. As for Nelson County, their win bumped their record up to 12-0.
James River couldn't quite get it done against Nelson County when the teams last played back in March as they fell 2-0. Can the Knights avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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