Preview: Islands vs. St. Andrew's
The Islands Sharks will head out on the road to square off against the St. Andrew's Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither Islands nor St. Andrew's posted many goals in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Last Tuesday, Islands kept a clean sheet against Wayne County. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 1-0 win over the Yellow Jackets. The victory was all the more spectacular given Islands' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 237th, while Wayne County is ranked 112th).
Islands' one-goal win came courtesy of
Adeline Bowden, which was the first she's scored this season.
Meanwhile, St. Andrew's had just enough and edged Hilton Head Christian Academy out 1-0 on Thursday.
Islands has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 3-5 record this season. As for St. Andrew's, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Islands came up short against St. Andrew's in their previous meeting back in March of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Islands avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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