Salem is 0-8 against Ocean Lakes since April of 2016 but things could change on Friday. The Sundevils will be playing at home against the Dolphins at 7:00 p.m.
Salem came into their game on Tuesday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They came up short against Kellam, falling 8-0. While losing is never fun, Salem can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 134th, while Kellam are ranked fourth).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Ocean Lakes). They were the clear victors by a 5-1 margin over Kempsville on Tuesday. Ocean Lakes have beaten Kempsville the last five times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest Kempsville has come to flipping the script.
Ocean Lakes' win bumped their record up to 8-3-1. As for Salem, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-5-1.
Salem couldn't quite get it done against Ocean Lakes when the teams last played back in April of 2024 as they fell 2-0. Will the Sundevils have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other soccer content.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
