Preview: Islands vs. Wayne County
Islands is 3-0 against Wayne County since March of 2023, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Islands Sharks will look to defend their home pitch against the Wayne County Yellow Jackets at 5:00 p.m. Islands will be strutting in after a victory while Wayne County will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Tuesday, Islands kept a clean sheet against Southeast Bulloch. They came out on top against the Yellow Jackets by a score of 2-0. Islands' winning goal came courtesy of Emilly Passos.
Meanwhile, the matchup between Wayne County and Camden County on Tuesday hardly resembled the 2-0 effort from their previous meeting. Wayne County fell victim to a rough 7-1 loss at the hands of Camden County. Wayne County has not had much luck with Camden County recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Islands pushed their record up to 5-5-1 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored nine goals over those three matchups. As for Wayne County, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Islands skirted past Wayne County 1-0 in their previous meeting on March 5th. Does Islands have another victory up their sleeve, or will Wayne County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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