Soccer Preview: Great Bridge vs. Lakeland
Great Bridge is 7-0 against Lakeland since March of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Great Bridge Wildcats will head out on the road to take on the Lakeland Cavaliers at 7:00 p.m. Great Bridge is strutting in with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 3.6 goals per game this season.
Great Bridge is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Virginia's top teams: Hickory, who was ranked sixth in their home state at the time (Great Bridge was ranked tenth). Both teams finished up on equal footing with a 2-2 draw. The result (or lack thereof) was the first time Great Bridge has been dealt a draw since back in March.
Mia Grieco was the only thing that stood between Great Bridge and a shutout considering she scored both of Great Bridge's goals. With that big game she's now up to two goals this season.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Lakeland's offense. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Deep Creek on Tuesday. Lakeland has not had much luck with Deep Creek recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Great Bridge's draw gives them a new season record of 5-1-2. As for Lakeland, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
Everything went Great Bridge's way against Lakeland in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as Great Bridge made off with an 11-0 victory. Does Great Bridge have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lakeland turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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