Soccer Recap: Make It Two in a Row for Oakland Unity

Oakland Unity made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Leadership Public Schools Richmond, but they still couldn't quite topple them. Oakland Unity's defense stepped up to hand the Leadership Public Schools Richmond Pumas a 4-0 shutout on Friday. For Oakland Unity, this counts as revenge for the 5-0 win Leadership Public Schools Richmond walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2016.

The victory made it two in a row for Oakland Unity and bumps their season record up to a perfect 2-0. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored eight goals over those two matchups. As for Leadership Public Schools Richmond, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Oakland Unity will head out to face off against AIMS College Prep at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Leadership Public Schools Richmond, they will head out on the road to square off against Arise at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.