Salem is 0-8 against First Colonial since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Salem Sundevils will head out on the road to take on the First Colonial Patriots at 5:15 p.m. Salem will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Virginia Rankings (they are ranked 94th, while First Colonial is ranked second).
Salem is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to six goals last Monday, they were much more limited against Landstown on Friday. They lost 8-0 to the Eagles. It was the first time this season that Salem let down their fans at home.
Meanwhile, First Colonial put another one in the bag on Monday to keep their undefeated season alive. They never let Granby onto the board and left with a 3-0 win. Considering First Colonial has won five games by more than two goals this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Salem's defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-4. As for First Colonial, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-0-1.
Salem might still be hurting after the 8-0 loss they got from First Colonial in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Can Salem avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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