Soccer Game Preview: Lawrence Academy vs. The Oakwood School

The Lawrence Academy Warriors will head out to take on The Oakwood School at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lawrence Academy is coming into the contest hot, having won their last eight games.

If The Oakwood School heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Lawrence Academy took over last week. The Warriors walked away with a 3-1 victory over Friendship Christian on Friday. That's two games straight that Lawrence Academy have won by exactly two goals.

Meanwhile, with a playoff win on the line, The Oakwood School rose to the challenge on Thursday. They won by a goal and slipped past the Raiders 2-1. That's two games straight that The Oakwood School have won by just one goal.

Ali Mitchell and Sophia Clay scored both of The Oakwood School's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 15 goals.

The win got The Oakwood School back to even at 7-7-1. As for Lawrence Academy, they pushed their record up to 13-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.

Lawrence Academy suffered a grim 9-0 defeat to The Oakwood School in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Can the Warriors avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.