Soccer Game Preview: Orangeburg-Wilkinson vs. Gilbert

By Team Reports Mar 23, 2024, 7:38pm

Preview: Orangeburg-Wilkinson vs. Gilbert

Orangeburg-Wilkinson is 0-7 against Gilbert since March of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Orangeburg-Wilkinson Bruins will head out on the road to challenge the Gilbert Indians at 7:00 p.m.

Orangeburg-Wilkinson was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. Their tough 7-2 defeat to Swansea might stick with them for a while. Things were pretty much settled by the half as Orangeburg-Wilkinson was already down 4-1.

Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last contest, Gilbert made sure to put some goals up on the board against Denmark-Olar on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Vikings as they made off with a 9-1 win. That looming 9-1 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for Gilbert yet this season.

Their offense was hitting Denmark-Olar from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal. Gerardo Vera led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for four goals all by himself.

Orangeburg-Wilkinson's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Gilbert, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season.

Orangeburg-Wilkinson suffered a grim 5-1 defeat to Gilbert in their previous matchup on March 8th. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Orangeburg-Wilkinson was down 3-0.

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