The Midlothian Trojans will head out on the road to square off against the Monacan Chiefs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Midlothian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.5 goals per game this season.
Midlothian fought the good fight in their overtime match against James River Midlothian on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They lost 6-3 to the Rapids. Things were pretty much settled by the half as Midlothian was already down 3-0.
Dylan Jones and
Will Richter scored all three of Midlothian's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 18 goals.
Meanwhile, Monacan won against L.C. Bird last Tuesday with two goals and they decided to stick to that goal total again on Tuesday. Monacan walked away with a 2-0 victory over Manchester. That's two games straight that Monacan has won by exactly two goals.
Midlothian's loss dropped their record down to 9-4-1. As for Monacan, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-6-1.
Midlothian skirted past Monacan 2-1 in their previous matchup back in April. The rematch might be a little tougher for Midlothian 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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