Preview: Oak Ridge vs. Grand Oaks
Oak Ridge is on a nine-game streak of home wins, while Grand Oaks is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Oak Ridge War Eagles will take on the Grand Oaks Grizzlies at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Neither Oak Ridge nor Grand Oaks posted many goals in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
On Tuesday, Oak Ridge kept a clean sheet against Conroe. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 1-0 win over the Tigers. Given Oak Ridge's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 135th, while Conroe is ranked 453rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Grand Oaks has not lost a match since January 26th, a trend which continued in their latest game on Tuesday. They and The Woodlands finished up their contest with a 1-1 draw.
Grand Oaks' goal came courtesy of
Addison Jones, who's now up to two this season.
Oak Ridge's win bumped their record up to 15-2-2. Grand Oaks' draw gives them a new season record of 11-2-5.
Oak Ridge came up short against Grand Oaks when the teams last played back in January, falling 2-0. Will Oak Ridge have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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