Soccer Preview: James Wood vs. Skyline
James Wood is 6-0 against Skyline since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The James Wood Colonels will be playing at home against the Skyline Hawks at 6:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (James Wood has nine straight victories, Skyline has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
James Wood's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Millbrook 1-0. James Wood's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three contests.
Their one-goal win came courtesy of
Sloane Ferrebee, who's now up to four this season.
Meanwhile, Skyline fell victim to Meridian and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They suffered a tough 7-0 defeat at the hands of the Mustangs. While losing is never fun, Skyline can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 272nd, while Meridian is ranked 109th).
James Wood pushed their record up to 9-0 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Skyline, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8-2.
Everything went James Wood's way against Skyline in their previous meeting back in March of 2023 as James Wood made off with an 8-0 win. Does James Wood have another victory up their sleeve, or will Skyline turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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