Rocktown has won six straight games at home, while Turner Ashby has won six straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Thursday. The Raptors will welcome the Knights at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Rocktown had to skate by with only a one-goal margin when they last took the pitch, which might have inspired the four-goal drubbing they dealt Rockbridge County on Tuesday. The Raptors never let the Wildcats get on the board and left with a 4-0 victory. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for Rocktown considering their one-goal performance the game before.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Turner Ashby). They blew past East Rockingham 9-1 on Tuesday. It was an even better day for Ayden VanHorn as he scored eight goals for his team.
Turner Ashby was without their leading scorer, Fredy 'Daniel' Hernandez, in Tuesday's matchup. With Hernandez sitting this one out, David Bondaruk got some extra time on the pitch (60 vs. his season average of 31.9).
Rocktown's win bumped their record up to 14-1-1. As for Turner Ashby, their victory bumped their record up to 15-1.
Rocktown came out on top in a nail-biter against Turner Ashby when the teams last played back in April, sneaking past 2-1. Do the Raptors have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Knights turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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