Soccer Preview: Thomas Jefferson vs. Burns
Thomas Jefferson has gone 6-0 against Burns recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Thomas Jefferson Gryphons' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Burns Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
On Monday, everything went Thomas Jefferson's way against Mountain Heritage as Thomas Jefferson made off with an 8-3 win. The game got a bit rough at times, as the refs handed out a total of three yellow cards before it was all over: the Gryphons' Ryan Kinter and the Cougars' David Sink and Felipe Procopio were all carded.
Thomas Jefferson's offense was hitting Mountain Heritage from everywhere, as seven different players booted in a goal.
Tanner Richards led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, Burns kept a clean sheet against Crest two weeks ago. They blew past the Chargers 7-0. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 207th, while the Chargers are ranked 518th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Thomas Jefferson's victory bumped their record up to 7-1-1. As for Burns, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-1-1.
Thomas Jefferson took their victory against Burns in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 7-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Thomas Jefferson since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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