The Georgetown Day Mighty Hoppers will be playing in front of their home fans against the St. Andrew's Episcopal Lions at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams each escaped with close wins against their previous opponents.
Georgetown Day is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Saint James, who was ranked seventh at the time (Georgetown Day was ranked third). Georgetown Day won by a goal and slipped past Saint James 2-1. The result kept the Mighty Hoppers happy, as they haven't lost a game since September 26th.
Zach Henderson and
Thomas Jones scored both of Georgetown Day's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 14 goals.
Meanwhile, St. Andrew's Episcopal hadn't done well against Sidwell Friends recently (they were 1-7-1 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. St. Andrew's Episcopal's defense stepped up to hand Sidwell Friends a 1-0 shutout. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Lions were the better team in the second half.
Georgetown Day's win bumped their record up to 7-2-3. As for St. Andrew's Episcopal, they now have a winning record of 5-4-3.
Georgetown Day might still be hurting after the 4-0 defeat they got from St. Andrew's Episcopal when the teams last played back in September. Will Georgetown Day have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other soccer content.
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