Soccer Preview: Gallia Academy vs. Chesapeake
Gallia Academy is 10-0 against Chesapeake since September of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Gallia Academy Blue Devils will venture away from home to challenge the Chesapeake Panthers at 6:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Gallia Academy took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed last Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand Piketon a 4-0 shutout. Considering the Blue Devils' offense had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
They hit Piketon with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Sadie Cummons,
Madilyn Stroud, and
Maggie Davis.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Chesapeake). Everything went their way against Piketon on Wednesday as Chesapeake made off with an 8-0 win. The victory was some much needed relief for the Panthers as it spelled an end to their five-game losing streak.
Gallia Academy's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-4. As for Chesapeake, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-5.
Gallia Academy took their win against Chesapeake when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 8-1. Does Gallia Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Chesapeake turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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