The Annandale Atoms will square off against the Manassas Park Cougars at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Manassas Park took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Annandale, who comes in off a win.
Annandale barely beat Falls Church the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Atoms' defense stepped up to hand the Jaguars a 5-0 shutout on Monday. The result was nothing new for Annandale, who have now won three matchups by three goals or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Manassas Park was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss. They came up short against Handley, falling 9-0. While losing is never fun, Manassas Park can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 298th, while Handley are ranked 40th).
Annandale has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-2-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 19 goals over those five matches. As for Manassas Park, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-9.
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