Soccer Preview: Voyager vs. Oxford Prep
Voyager is 10-0 against Oxford Prep since March of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Voyager Vikings will be staying on the road to face off against the Oxford Prep Griffins at 5:00 p.m. Voyager is strutting in with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 6.6 goals per game this season.
It may have taken extra minutes to finish the job, but Voyager ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over Eno River. Voyager found success even though the refs didn't miss a thing: Abby Anderson and Madeline Norman were both handed yellow cards.
Voyager was led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Mandi Miller and
Julia Bledsoe, who scored all three of Voyager's goals. The pair have combined for a total of 12 so far this season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to ten goals the game before, Oxford Prep was a bit more limited in their matchup on Tuesday. Their rough 3-0 loss to Roxboro Community might stick with them for a while.
Voyager pushed their record up to 7-2 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 24 goals over those four matches. As for Oxford Prep, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
Voyager took their victory against Oxford Prep in their previous matchup back in March by a conclusive 7-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Voyager since the team 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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