Soccer Preview: Manual vs. William Smith
The Manual Thunderbolts have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the William Smith Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
If William Smith heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Manual took over last week. Manual had just enough and edged Windsor Charter Academy out 4-3 on Tuesday. The Thunderbolts better thank their lucky stars for the performance of Jonathan Vazquez, as he scored every single goal for his team.
Manual used a slightly different lineup for their bout with Windsor Charter Academy. And. Tyrice Onyebuchi played for 65 minutes having averaged 39.5 this season. Gabriel Ruiz made the most of the opportunity, putting up an assist. A few more games like that and he might be seeing even more time going forward.
Meanwhile, William Smith kept a clean sheet against Denver Jewish Day on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Tigers with a sharp 4-0 victory. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by four goals or more this season.
The win got Manual back to even at 3-3. As for William Smith, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 4-2-1 record this season.
Everything went Manual's way against William Smith in their previous meeting back in October of 2021, as Manual made off with a 7-3 victory. Will Manual repeat their success, or does William Smith have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
