The Western Albemarle Warriors will head out on the road to face off against the Charlottesville Black Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Western Albemarle comes in on 14 and Charlottesville on six.
Last Friday, Western Albemarle sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over Goochland. Given Western Albemarle's advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked seventh, while Goochland is ranked 190th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Charlottesville narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Albemarle 2-1.
Amin Zakari and
Thimson Duolo scored both of Charlottesville's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 24 goals.
Western Albemarle pushed their record up to 14-0 with that victory, which was their eighth straight on the road. As for Charlottesville, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2-2 record this season.
Western Albemarle skirted past Charlottesville 3-2 in their previous matchup back in April. The rematch might be a little tougher for Western Albemarle since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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