Soccer Preview: Salem County Vo-Tech vs. Wildwood Catholic
Salem County Vo-Tech will head out on the road to take on the Wildwood Catholic Crusaders at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Salem County Vo-Tech has three straight victories, Wildwood Catholic has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
If Salem County Vo-Tech beats Wildwood Catholic with four goals on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Salem County Vo-Tech walked away with a 4-2 win over Salem on Thursday.
Salem County Vo-Tech hit Salem with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Clinton Bobo (2),
Christian VanTonder, and
Jack McCauley.
Meanwhile, Monday just wasn't the day for Wildwood Catholic's offense. They lost 5-0 to Hammonton on Monday. While losing is never fun, the Crusaders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey soccer rankings (they are ranked 235th, while the Blue Devils are ranked 50th).
Salem County Vo-Tech's victory bumped their record up to 6-10. As for Wildwood Catholic, their loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-4-1.
Salem County Vo-Tech skirted past Wildwood Catholic 1-0 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Salem County Vo-Tech since the team 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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