The Staunton Storm will square off against the Stuarts Draft Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Staunton has four straight wins, Stuarts Draft has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Staunton's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They came out on top against Fort Defiance by a score of 2-0. Staunton's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three matches.
Meanwhile, Stuarts Draft fell victim to Riverheads and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Gladiators. While losing is never fun, Stuarts Draft can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 225th, while Riverheads are ranked 107th).
Stuarts Draft's loss dropped their record down to 4-7. As for Staunton, their victory bumped their record up to 8-1.
Staunton took their win against Stuarts Draft when the teams last played on April 8th by a conclusive 4-0 score. Will the Storm repeat their success, or do the Cougars have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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