The Eastern View Cyclones will head out on the road to challenge the Courtland Cougars at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Eastern View lost 4-1 to Culpeper County on Tuesday. Eastern View has struggled against Culpeper County recently, as their match on Tuesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Courtland won against Chancellor on Thursday with two goals and they decided to stick to that goal total again on Tuesday. Courtland narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past James Monroe 2-1. Given Courtland's advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 82nd, while James Monroe is ranked 270th), the result 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 now has a losing record at 6-7. As for Courtland, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3-1 record this season.
Eastern View might still be hurting after the 7-0 defeat they got from Courtland when the teams last played back in April. Can Eastern View avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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