Preview: Savannah Christian vs. Islands
The Savannah Christian Raiders will be playing in front of their home fans against the Islands Sharks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Savannah Christian is coming into the match hot, having won their last five games.
Savannah Christian stacked a sixth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. They put the hurt on New Hampstead with a sharp 4-1 victory. Given Savannah Christian's advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 74th, while New Hampstead is ranked 334th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Savannah Christian hit New Hampstead with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Reid Hampton (2),
Aidan Hendrix, and
Brodie Williams.
Meanwhile, Islands' game on Friday was all tied up 1-1 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They ended up on the wrong side of a rough 4-1 walloping at the hands of River Ridge. Having soared to a lofty five goals in the game before, Islands couldn't push the score so high this time.
Savannah Christian pushed their record up to 6-1 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 15 goals over those four contests. As for Islands, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.
Savannah Christian beat Islands by a goal when the teams last played back in February of 2023, winning 1-0. Will Savannah Christian repeat their success, or does Islands have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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