Soccer Preview: Sandy Spring Friends vs. Field
The Sandy Spring Friends Wildebeests will head out on the road to face off against the Field Falcons at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams beat their previous opponents by a single goal, so this matchup might be just as contested.
Sandy Spring Friends' defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Monday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Varsity Opponent 1-0. The Wildebeests' winning goal came courtesy of Fifa Houndje.
Meanwhile, Field had just enough and edged Washington International out 1-0 two weeks ago. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' District of Columbia soccer rankings (they are ranked eighth, while the Red Devils are ranked 103rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Sandy Spring Friends' win bumped their record up to 3-0-2. As for Field, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.
Sandy Spring Friends was able to grind out a solid victory over Field when the teams last played back in October of 2021, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sandy Spring Friends 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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