The Hartfield Academy Hawks will head out on the road to face off against the Jackson Prep Patriots at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams each escaped with close wins against their previous opponents.
Hartfield Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Mississippi's top teams: Jackson Academy, who was ranked 13th at the time (Hartfield Academy was ranked 16th). Hartfield Academy skirted past Jackson Academy 2-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Hawks.
Easton Eldridge and Silas Sorey scored both of Hartfield Academy's goals, bringing their combined season tally to nine goals.
Meanwhile, Jackson Prep came tearing into Thursday's contest with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.3 goals) and they left with even more momentum. Their defense stepped up to hand the Bobcats a 1-0 shutout. Give the Patriots' defense some credit: that's the team's fifth straight shutout.
Jackson Prep has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 35 goals over those ten matchups. As for Hartfield Academy, they pushed their record up to 10-3-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Hartfield Academy beat Jackson Prep by a goal in their previous meeting two weeks ago, winning 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hartfield Academy since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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