Soccer Game Preview: Lewis Plays at Home

By Team Reports May 4, 2024, 6:52am

Soccer Preview: Lewis vs. Edison

The Lewis Lancers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Edison Eagles at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lewis has six straight wins, Edison has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

Lewis is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Tuesday, just like they did against Thomas Jefferson Science & Technology (and have done all season long). Lewis' defense stepped up to hand Thomas Jefferson Science & Technology a 4-0 shutout on Wednesday. Given Lewis' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 18th, while Thomas Jefferson Science & Technology is ranked 245th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought match, but Edison had to settle for a 4-3 defeat against Annandale on Wednesday.

Lewis' victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-0-1. As for Edison, their loss dropped their record down to 4-7-1.

Everything went Lewis' way against Edison when the teams last played back in May of 2023 as Lewis made off with a 3-0 win. Will Lewis repeat their success, or does Edison have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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