Soccer Game Preview: Hampton Roads Academy Heads Out

Hampton Roads Academy is 8-0-1 against Walsingham Academy since October of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Hampton Roads Academy Navigators will venture away from home to square off against the Walsingham Academy Trojans at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.

Hampton Roads Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. They blew past Summit Christian Academy 5-2 on Thursday. The score was close at the half, but the Navigators pulled away in the second half with four goals.

They hit Summit Christian Academy with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Zachary Busch (2), Luke Sablan, and Bryce Wedding.

Meanwhile, Walsingham Academy entered their tilt with Grace Christian School on Monday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Their defense stepped up to hand the Kings an 8-0 shutout. Give the Trojans' defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.

Hampton Roads Academy's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-2-1. As for Walsingham Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 5-1-1.

Hampton Roads Academy skirted past Walsingham Academy 1-0 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hampton Roads Academy since the squad 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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