Meridian has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Kettle Run Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Meridian's game on Monday was all tied up 0-0 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They fell just short of Lewis by a score of 2-1. While losing is never fun, Meridian can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 73rd, while Lewis is ranked eighth).
Meridian's goal came courtesy of
Tucker Albaugh, which was the first he's scored this season.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought contest, but Kettle Run had to settle for a 3-2 defeat against Brentsville District on Tuesday.
Meridian has fallen quite a ways from their 18-3-1 record last season and are now at 2-5. As for Kettle Run, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
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