Soccer Preview: Fleming vs. Patrick Henry
Fleming is 0-4 against Patrick Henry since April of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Fleming Colonels will head out on the road to challenge the Patrick Henry Patriots at 7:00 p.m. Fleming will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Virginia Rankings (they are ranked 276th, while Patrick Henry is ranked 38th).
Fleming is is headed into Wednesday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their eighth straight game on Wednesday. They lost 9-1 to Northside. That's two games in a row now that Fleming has lost by exactly eight goals.
Meanwhile, Patrick Henry kept a clean sheet against Pulaski County on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Cougars with a sharp 10-0 victory. That ten goal margin sets a new team best for Patrick Henry this season.
Their offense was hitting Pulaski County from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal.
Sarah O'Brien led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for three goals all by herself.
Fleming's loss dropped their record down to 0-10-2. As for Patrick Henry, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-2-4.
Fleming might still be hurting after the 10-1 defeat they got from Patrick Henry in their previous matchup two weeks ago. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Fleming was down 7-1.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
