Soccer Preview: Hand vs. Fairfield Prep
The Hand Tigers will challenge the Fairfield Prep Jesuits at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Fairfield Prep is hoping to do what Guilford couldn't on Wednesday: put an end to Hand's winning streak, which now stands at five games. Hand's defense stepped up to hand Guilford a 3-0 shutout. Considering the Tigers have won seven matches by more than two goals this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
They hit Guilford with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Oliver Wilker,
Finlay McConville, and
Harrison Hodge.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Fairfield Prep). They were the clear victor by a 7-1 margin over Career Magnet on Saturday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Jesuits needed considering they were shutout in their previous game.
Hand's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-1-2. As for Fairfield Prep, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4-2 record this season.
Hand took their victory against Fairfield Prep in their previous matchup back in September by a conclusive 3-0. Will Hand repeat their success, or does Fairfield Prep have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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