Goochland is on a three-game streak of home losses, and Louisa County a four-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Monday. The Goochland Bulldogs will look to defend their home pitch against the Louisa County Lions at 7:00 p.m. Goochland will be strutting in after a victory while Louisa County will be coming in after a loss.
Having struggled with five defeats in a row, Goochland turned things around against Fluvanna County on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Flying Flucos a 2-0 shutout.
Ella Chewning and Olivia Spooner scored both of Goochland's goals, bringing their combined season tally to five goals.
Meanwhile, Louisa County fell victim to Albemarle and their airtight defense on Thursday. They lost 7-0 to the Patriots. While losing is never fun, Louisa County can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 269th, while Albemarle are ranked 45th).
Goochland's win was their first in the region, bumping their region record up to 1-5 and their overall record up to 2-5. As for Louisa County, their loss dropped their record down to 1-8.
Goochland took their victory against Louisa County in their previous matchup back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 4-1 score. Will the Bulldogs repeat their success, or do the Lions have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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