The Nottoway Cougars will head out to take on the Buckingham Knights at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Nottoway's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for three straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
On Monday, Nottoway didn't have quite enough to beat Kenston Forest and fell 2-1. While losing is never fun, Nottoway can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 258th, while Kenston Forest are ranked first).
Meanwhile, Monday just wasn't the day for Buckingham's offense. They came up short against Lunenburg Central on Monday, falling 8-0. Buckingham haven't had much luck with Lunenburg Central recently, as the team has come up short the last eight times they've met.
Nottoway's defeat dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Buckingham, their loss dropped their record down to 1-8.
Nottoway came out on top in a nail-biter against Buckingham when the teams last played back in March, sneaking past 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Cougars 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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