Soccer Preview: StoneBridge vs. Hampton Roads Academy
StoneBridge has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will head out to challenge the Hampton Roads Academy Navigators at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. StoneBridge is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.2 goals per game this season.
If Hampton Roads Academy heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when StoneBridge took over last week. StoneBridge walked away with a 3-1 victory over Gateway Christian on Friday.
Jeremiah Lacey and
Hannes Hoeppner scored all three of StoneBridge's goals, bringing their combined season tally to eight goals.
Meanwhile, Hampton Roads Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell 2-0 to Cape Henry Collegiate. While losing is never fun, the Navigators can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 41st, while the Dolphins are ranked first).
StoneBridge now has a winning record of 6-5. As for Hampton Roads Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-7-2.
StoneBridge came up short against Hampton Roads Academy in their previous meeting back in August of 2023, falling 2-0. Can StoneBridge avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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