Soccer Preview: J.H. Rose vs. Jacksonville
J.H. Rose and Jacksonville are an even 4-4-2 against one another since August of 2015, but likely not for long. The J.H. Rose Rampants will face off against the Jacksonville Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as J.H. Rose comes in on ten and Jacksonville on seven.
J.H. Rose's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 6-0 margin over Havelock. The Rampants might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 matchups by three goals or more this season.
They hit Havelock with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Landen Lucas (2),
Julius Jones (2),
Sean Smith, and
Daniel Olaopa.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Jacksonville). They put the hurt on South Central with a sharp 9-0 win on Wednesday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
J.H. Rose's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-5-1. As for Jacksonville, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5-2 record this season.
J.H. Rose was able to grind out a solid victory over Jacksonville when the teams last played back in October, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for J.H. Rose 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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