Soccer Preview: Philip Barbour vs. Grafton
The Philip Barbour Colts will head out on the road to challenge the Grafton Bearcats at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Philip Barbour is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. They never let Lewis County onto the board and left with a 3-0 victory on Tuesday. The win was some much needed relief for the Colts as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, Grafton had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.5 goals), and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Irish as they made off with a 7-2 victory. Considering the Bearcats have won five contests by more than two goals this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Philip Barbour's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-3. As for Grafton, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2-1 record this season.
Philip Barbour took their victory against Grafton in their previous matchup back in August of 2023 by a conclusive 6-1. In that game, Philip Barbour amassed a halftime lead of 4-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.
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