The Jordan Red Jackets will square off against the Shaw Raiders at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Jordan has given up an average of 4.2 goals per game this season, but Tuesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Jordan fell victim to Central and their airtight defense on Monday. They came up short against the Red Devils, falling 10-0. While losing is never fun, Jordan can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' soccer rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 271st in Georgia, while Central are ranked 38th in Alabama).
Meanwhile, Shaw came tearing into two weeks ago's match with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.3 goals), and they left with even more momentum. Their defense stepped up to hand the Cougars a 2-0 shutout. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but Shaw were the better team in the second half.
Kelvin Reyez and Andres Bonilla scored both of Shaw's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 33 goals.
Shaw pushed their record up to 8-4 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those four games. As for Jordan, they now have a losing record of 6-7.
Jordan couldn't quite get it done against Shaw in their previous matchup back in March of 2024 as they fell 5-3. Can the Red Jackets avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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