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| 04/25/25 - Away | 5-3 W |
| 05/10/24 - Away | 4-0 W |
| 04/19/24 - Home | 1-2 L |
| 05/23/23 - Home | 3-1 W |
| 05/19/23 - Away | 1-1 T |
| + 5 more games |
Hanover and Patrick Henry are an even 4-4-2 against one another since May of 2018, but likely not for long. The Hawks will be playing at home against the Patriots at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Hanover has eight straight wins, Patrick Henry has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Hanover's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Atlee 1-0. Give Hanover's defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 0-0 at halftime, Patrick Henry was not quite J.R. Tucker's equal in the second half on Monday. They fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 1-0. While losing is never fun, Patrick Henry can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 225th, while J.R. Tucker are ranked 45th).
Hanover's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-2. Those home victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those seven games. As for Patrick Henry, their loss dropped their record down to 2-8-1.
Hanover beat Patrick Henry 5-3 when the teams last played back in April. Will the Hawks repeat their success, or do the Patriots have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
