Soccer Preview: First Colonial vs. Tallwood
First Colonial is 8-0 against Tallwood since May of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The First Colonial Patriots will head out on the road to square off against the Tallwood Lions at 5:15 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (First Colonial has seven straight wins, Tallwood has 11 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Tuesday, First Colonial needed a bit of extra time to put away Salem. They came out on top against the Sundevils by a score of 5-3. Given First Colonial's advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked second, while Salem is ranked 92nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
First Colonial hit Salem with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Ryan Buckon (2),
Ben Curulla (2), and
Ethan Konikoff.
Meanwhile, Tallwood fell victim to Kellam and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They lost 8-0 to the Knights.
First Colonial's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-0-1. As for Tallwood, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-11.
Everything went First Colonial's way against Tallwood in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 as First Colonial made off with a 9-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for First Colonial since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
