Soccer Preview: Southwest Virginia Academy vs. Virginia Episcopal School
Southwest Virginia Academy has been on the road for four straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Virginia Episcopal School Bishops at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
It may have taken extra minutes to finish the job, but Southwest Virginia Academy ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They had just enough and edged North Cross out 3-2.
Southwest Virginia Academy was led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Eva Mordick and
Jazzy Flanders, who scored all three of Southwest Virginia Academy's goals. The pair have combined for a total of nine so far this season.
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last game, Virginia Episcopal School made sure to put some goals up on the board against Timberlake Christian on Thursday. They blew past the Tornadoes 8-2. Taly Kwaramba had to tread lightly for part of the match after she was hit with a yellow card, but that was the only trouble Virginia Episcopal School got from the refs.
Southwest Virginia Academy's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-1. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 16 goals over those four contests. As for Virginia Episcopal School, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
Southwest Virginia Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over Virginia Episcopal School in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, winning 3-1. Will Southwest Virginia Academy repeat their success, or does Virginia Episcopal School have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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