The Courtland Cougars will be playing at home against the Eastern View Cyclones at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Courtland is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.5 goals per game this season.
If Courtland beats Eastern View with two goals on Thursday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Courtland beat James Monroe by a goal, winning 2-1. Given Courtland's advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 82nd, while James Monroe is ranked 270th), the result on Tuesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Yadiel Padilla and
Juan Munoz scored both of Courtland's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 30 goals.
Eastern View lost 4-1 to Culpeper County on Tuesday. The defeat continues a trend for Eastern View in their matchups with Culpeper County: they've now lost three in a row.
Courtland has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3-1 record this season. As for Eastern View, they now have a losing record at 6-7.
Everything went Courtland's way against Eastern View in their previous matchup back in April as Courtland made off with a 7-0 win. Will Courtland repeat their success, or does Eastern View have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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