Heritage hasn't had much luck against Denbigh recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Hurricanes will square off against the Patriots at 4:00 p.m. Heritage has given up an average of 5.7 goals per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Heritage fell victim to Warwick and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They came up short against the Raiders, falling 5-0. While losing is never fun, Heritage can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 264th, while Warwick are ranked 96th).
Meanwhile, Denbigh scored the most goals they've had this season on Tuesday, but it wasn't enough. They fell 7-5 to Bethel. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Thursday (four), Denbigh still had to take the loss.
Denbigh's defeat dropped their record down to 1-9-1. As for Heritage, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 1-9-1.
Heritage beat Denbigh by a goal in their previous meeting back in March, winning 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Hurricanes 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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