Preview: Woodward Academy vs. Lovejoy
Woodward Academy has been on the road for three straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Lovejoy Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Woodward Academy will be strutting in after a victory while Lovejoy will be coming in after a loss.
Last Monday, it was close, but Woodward Academy sidestepped Forest Park for a 2-1 victory. Two seems to be a good number for Woodward Academy as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of goals in their previous game.
Meanwhile, Lovejoy unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of Morrow by a score of 1-0. Having soared to a lofty ten goals in the game before, Lovejoy couldn't push the score so high this time.
Woodward Academy pushed their record up to 4-2-1 with that victory, 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 Lovejoy, their loss dropped their record down to 3-1.
Woodward Academy was able to grind out a solid win over Lovejoy when the teams last played back in March of 2023, winning 4-2. Will Woodward Academy repeat their success, or does Lovejoy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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