Soccer Game Preview: Rickover Naval vs. Willows Academy

The Rickover Naval Seadragons will square off against the Willows Academy Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Rickover Naval took a nine-goal loss the last time they faced off against Lake View, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Seadragons came out on top in a nail-biter against the Wildcats back in April, sneaking past 2-1.

Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Willows Academy had no problem doing just that on Friday. They never let the Trailblazers get on the board and left with a 10-0 win. Considering Willows Academy have won six matches by more than two goals this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Willows Academy's victory bumped their record up to 14-3-1. As for Rickover Naval, their win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-2-1 and their overall record up to 3-3-1.