Soccer Preview: William Smith vs. Manual
The William Smith Eagles will square off against the Manual Thunderbolts at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty goal totals in their previous games.
William Smith is headed into the matchup having not lost since the tenth and will look to keep things rolling. Their defense stepped up to hand Denver Jewish Day a 4-0 shutout on Wednesday. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won four games by four goals or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Manual's game on Tuesday was all tied up 1-1 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They won by a goal and slipped past Windsor Charter Academy 4-3. The Thunderbolts better thank their lucky stars for the performance of Jonathan Vazquez, as he scored every single goal for his team.
Manual used a slightly different lineup for their bout with Windsor Charter Academy. And. Tyrice Onyebuchi played for 65 minutes having averaged 39.5 this season. Gabriel Ruiz made the most of the opportunity, putting up an assist. A few more games like that and he might be seeing even more time going forward.
William Smith is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2-1 record this season. As for Manual, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-3.
William Smith might still be hurting after the 7-3 loss they got from Manual when the teams last played back in October of 2021. Can William Smith avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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