Soccer Game Preview: Oak Ridge vs. Jones

By Team Reports Jan 16, 2025, 6:01am

Soccer Preview: Oak Ridge vs. Jones

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11/07/24 - Home8-2 W
12/20/23 - Away8-0 W
11/17/23 - Home3-2 W
12/05/22 - Home6-0 W
01/14/21 - Away7-2 W
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Oak Ridge is 10-0 against Jones since December of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Oak Ridge Pioneers will venture away from home to square off against the Jones Fightin' Tigers at 7:30 p.m. Oak Ridge's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for four straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.

Oak Ridge's tournament run continued when they took on Freedom on Wednesday. Oak Ridge fell 3-1 to Freedom.

Meanwhile, there was early excitement for Jones after they claimed the first goal on Wednesday, however, they wouldn't score again. They fell just short of Apopka by a score of 2-1. The loss continues a trend for the Fightin' Tigers in their matchups with the Blue Darters: they've now lost nine in a row.

Oak Ridge now has a losing record at 7-8-2. As for Jones, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-10-1.

Oak Ridge took their win against Jones in their previous meeting back in November of 2024 by a conclusive 8-2. In that match, Oak Ridge amassed a halftime lead of 5-1, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.

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