Soccer Game Preview: Oceanside Collegiate Academy Will Face Gray Collegiate Academy

By Team Reports May 8, 2024, 5:05am

Soccer Preview: Oceanside Collegiate Academy vs. Gray Collegiate Academy

Oceanside Collegiate Academy has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Gray Collegiate Academy War Eagles at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Oceanside Collegiate Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. Their defense stepped up to hand Academic Magnet a 4-0 shutout. Given Oceanside Collegiate Academy's advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked fourth, while Academic Magnet is ranked 27th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Gray Collegiate Academy came tearing into Monday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6 goals) and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Warriors as they made off with a 3-0 win. Give Gray Collegiate Academy's defense some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.

Oceanside Collegiate Academy pushed their record up to 17-0-1 with that victory, which was their eighth straight at home. As for Gray Collegiate Academy, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 27-5-3 record this season.

Oceanside Collegiate Academy was able to grind out a solid win over Gray Collegiate Academy in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, winning 2-0. Does Oceanside Collegiate Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Gray Collegiate Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.

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