Thomas Dale is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Matoaca is on a seven-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Thomas Dale Knights will take on the Matoaca Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Thomas Dale can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent contest on Tuesday. They never let Hopewell onto the board and left with an 8-0 victory.
Thomas Dale's offense was hitting Hopewell from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Kelsey Cothron led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, Matoaca won against Hopewell last Tuesday with two goals and they decided to stick to that goal total again on Monday. Matoaca sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over Meadowbrook. Given Matoaca's advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 115th, while Meadowbrook is ranked 234th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Thomas Dale has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 8-6 record this season. As for Matoaca, their victory bumped their record up to 12-1-1.
Everything went Thomas Dale's way against Matoaca when the teams last played back in April as Thomas Dale made off with a 3-0 win. Does Thomas Dale have another victory up their sleeve, or will Matoaca turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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