Soccer Game Preview: Leadership Public Schools Richmond vs. Impact Academy of Arts & Technology

The Leadership Public Schools Richmond Pumas will face off against the Impact Academy of Arts & Technology Spartans at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.

Impact Academy of Arts & Technology will be up against a hot Leadership Public Schools Richmond squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. Leadership Public Schools Richmond's defense stepped up to hand Oakland Charter a 7-0 shutout on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for Leadership Public Schools Richmond, who have now won five games by three goals or more so far this season.

Their offense was hitting Oakland Charter from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal. Brissa Hernandez led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.

Meanwhile, Impact Academy of Arts & Technology made easy work of Lighthouse Community on Thursday and carried off a 10-0 win. Madeline Torres had to tread lightly for part of the match after she was hit with a yellow card, but that was the only trouble Impact Academy of Arts & Technology got from the refs.

Leadership Public Schools Richmond's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-1. Those wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those four contests. As for Impact Academy of Arts & Technology, they now have a winning record of 2-1.

Leadership Public Schools Richmond took their victory against Impact Academy of Arts & Technology when the teams last played back in May of 2018 by a conclusive 8-0. Will Leadership Public Schools Richmond repeat their success, or does Impact Academy of Arts & Technology has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.