Soccer Preview: Jacksonville vs. First Flight
On Thursday Jacksonville will have to hit the road after five straight games at home. They will square off against the First Flight Nighthawks. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Jacksonville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They came out on top against Southern Lee by a score of 3-1. The score was all tied up 1-1 at the break, but the Cardinals were the better team in the second half.
Cade Hodnefield and
James Hoopes scored all three of Jacksonville's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 19 goals.
Meanwhile, First Flight put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. Their defense stepped up to hand Williams a 4-0 shutout. The Nighthawks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 14 contests by three goals or more this season.
First Flight pushed their record up to 20-0 with the win, which was their tenth straight at home. As for Jacksonville, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5-2 record this season.
Jacksonville beat First Flight by a goal when the teams last played back in November of 2022, winning 2-1. Will Jacksonville repeat their success, or does First Flight have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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