Page County is 1-9 against Clarke County since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Panthers will head out on the road to square off against the Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty goal totals in their previous games.
Clarke County better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if Page County's game on Tuesday is any indication, that's when Page County really gets things going. The Panthers blew past Central Woodstock 4-1. The victory was nothing new for Page County as they're now sitting on three straight.
They hit Central Woodstock with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Sam O'Neill, Josh O'Neill, Dawson Richards, and Reed Richards.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Clarke County). They never let Strasburg get on the board and left with an 8-0 win on Wednesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Clarke County.
Clarke County pushed their record up to 7-5 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those three matches. As for Page County, their victory bumped their record up to 6-3-1.
Page County beat Clarke County by a goal when the teams last played back in April, winning 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Panthers 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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