Soccer Game Preview: New Albany on Home-Turf

By Team Reports Aug 31, 2024, 3:21am

Soccer Preview: New Albany vs. Hilliard Bradley

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New Albany is 4-0 against Hilliard Bradley since August of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The New Albany Eagles will look to defend their home pitch against the Hilliard Bradley Jaguars at 7:15 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.

Hilliard Bradley is hoping to do what Upper Arlington couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to New Albany's winning streak, which now stands at five games. Everything went New Albany's way against Upper Arlington as New Albany made off with a 4-1 win. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked first, while the Golden Bears are ranked 321st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hilliard Bradley). They put the hurt on Westerville North with a sharp 6-3 victory on Thursday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.

New Albany's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-0. As for Hilliard Bradley, they now have a winning record of 3-2.

Everything went New Albany's way against Hilliard Bradley in their previous matchup back in October of 2020 as New Albany made off with a 3-0 win. Does New Albany have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hilliard Bradley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.

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