The West Point Pointers will take on the Mathews Blue Devils at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with West Point sitting on eight straight victories and Mathews on four.
West Point had to skate by with only a one-goal margin when they last took the pitch, which might have inspired the eight-goal drubbing they dealt King & Queen Central on Wednesday. The Pointers' defense stepped up to hand the Royal Tigers an 8-0 shutout. West Point's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three games.
Their offense was hitting King & Queen Central from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal. Pearson Chapman led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, Mathews was able to grind out a solid win over Lancaster on Friday, taking the game 3-1. The final result isn't all the surprising considering Mathews' considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 93rd, while Lancaster are ranked 250th).
West Point's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-1. The home wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those six contests. As for Mathews, their record now sits at 9-2-1.
West Point took their victory against Mathews when the teams last played back in April by a conclusive 4-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Pointers since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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