The Collegiate Cougars will face off against the St. Margaret's Scotties at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Collegiate has eight straight victories, St. Margaret's has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Collegiate is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Virginia's top teams: Deep Run, who was ranked ninth at the time (Collegiate was ranked first). The Cougars' defense stepped up to hand the Wildcats a 1-0 shutout on Tuesday. Collegiate's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three matchups.
Their one-goal win came courtesy of Logan Lombard, who's now up to seven this season.
Meanwhile, Monday just wasn't the day for St. Margaret's offense. They came up short against Veritas School on Monday, falling 5-0.
Collegiate pushed their record up to 11-0-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those six games. As for St. Margaret's, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
Everything went Collegiate's way against St. Margaret's when the teams last played back in April of 2024, as Collegiate made off with an 8-0 win. Will the Cougars repeat their success, or do the Scotties have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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