Soccer Preview: Hargrave Military Academy vs. Virginia Episcopal School
Hargrave Military Academy is 1-8 against Virginia Episcopal School since October of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Hargrave Military Academy Tigers will be staying on the road to face off against the Virginia Episcopal School Bishops at 4:30 p.m. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Hargrave Military Academy's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against New Covenant on Thursday. They came up short against the Gryphons , falling 6-0. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 60th, while the Gryphons are ranked 11th).
Meanwhile, Virginia Episcopal School also failed to score in their most recent game. They lost 4-0 to Eastern Mennonite on Monday. That's two games in a row now that the Bishops have lost by exactly four goals.
Hargrave Military Academy's loss dropped their record down to 4-8. As for Virginia Episcopal School, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-9 record this season.
Hargrave Military Academy might still be hurting after the 5-1 defeat they got from Virginia Episcopal School in their previous matchup back in September. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Hargrave Military Academy was down 3-0.
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