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Goochland Girls Soccer Blanks Patrick Henry 3-0, Improves to Winning Record

Goochland girls soccer bounced back from a 0-3 loss to Western Albemarle with a shutout road win over Patrick Henry on Tuesday.

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Goochland Girls Soccer Blanks Patrick Henry 3-0, Improves to Winning Record
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Less than 24 hours after dropping a 0-3 decision to Western Albemarle, the Goochland High School girls varsity soccer team traveled to Patrick Henry and came away with a clean 3-0 shutout, giving the Bulldogs an early-season winning record.

The March 24 non-conference victory was a sharp turnaround from the previous evening, when Western Albemarle handed Goochland a shutout of its own. The Bulldogs answered with three unanswered goals on the road, giving nothing back to Patrick Henry's attack across the full ninety minutes.

The win fits into a stretch of early spring results that show both the ceiling and the floor for this Goochland side. The Bulldogs opened the 2026 slate on March 18 with a 4-2 victory over Fluvanna County, then absorbed the 0-3 setback to Western Albemarle on March 23 before reasserting themselves at Patrick Henry the following day. Two wins and one loss in that three-game run was enough to push Goochland above the break-even line for the young season.

Goochland's program is no stranger to the rhythm of bouncing back. In the spring 2025 season, the Bulldogs also navigated a similar pattern of wins and losses against some of the same regional opponents, including Fluvanna County and Western Albemarle.

Goal-scorers, assists, and goalkeeper statistics from the Patrick Henry match were not immediately available. The Bulldogs' next scheduled opponent has not yet been confirmed in released schedules.

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