The Rappahannock Raiders will head out on the road to challenge the Westmoreland Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Rappahannock will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more goals each game than the last.
Rappahannock stacked a fifth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Northumberland a 9-0 shutout. Given Rappahannock's advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 63rd, while Northumberland is ranked 235th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Rappahannock's offense was hitting Northumberland from everywhere, as eight different players booted in a goal.
Nic Maupin led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, Westmoreland's last contest on Wednesday was all defense as neither team scored a goal. They and King William finished up their matchup with a 0-0 draw. The result (or lack thereof) marked Westmoreland's first draw of the season.
Rappahannock's victory bumped their record up to 8-2. Westmoreland's draw gives them a new season record of 2-2-1.
Rappahannock might still be hurting after the 5-0 loss they got from Westmoreland when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can Rappahannock avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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