Soccer Preview: Handley vs. James Wood
The Handley Judges will be playing in front of their home fans against the James Wood Colonels at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
James Wood is hoping to do on Friday what Sherando couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Handley's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Everything went Handley's way against Sherando as Handley made off with a 5-1 win. Given Handley's advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 43rd, while Sherando is ranked 150th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, James Wood has not lost a match yet, a trend which continued in their latest game on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Warren County a 5-0 shutout. James Wood's offense finally found a way to get into gear: the high-octane performance was a 180-degree turn from their last four games.
They hit Warren County with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
McKenna Newcome (2),
Jolie Jenkins (2), and
Maddie Shirley.
Handley's victory bumped their record up to 11-1-3. As for James Wood, their win was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-0-3.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
