Soccer Preview: Jackson-Reed vs. Bell
The Jackson-Reed Tigers will challenge the Bell Griffins at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Bell is hoping to do what Eleanor Roosevelt couldn't on Thursday: put an end to Jackson-Reed's winning streak, which now stands at six games. Jackson-Reed's defense stepped up to hand Eleanor Roosevelt a 3-0 shutout. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' soccer rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked sixth in District of Columbia, while the Raiders are ranked 175th in Maryland), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jackson-Reed hit Eleanor Roosevelt with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Paxton Sand,
Zavier Bell, and
Eli Ferris.
Meanwhile, Bell got the win against MacArthur on Wednesday by a conclusive 10-2. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 6-2.
Jackson-Reed is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. As for Bell, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-1-1.
Jackson-Reed came out on top in a nail-biter against Bell in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, sneaking past 2-1. Will Jackson-Reed repeat their success, or does Bell have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
