The Steward Spartans will take on the Norfolk Academy Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Norfolk Academy will have to contend with a Steward team hungry for a victory, something the squad hasn't seen since August 23. Steward and Nansemond-Suffolk Academy finished up on equal footing with a 0-0 draw on Friday.
Meanwhile, Norfolk Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell just short of Collegiate by a score of 2-1. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 30th, while the Cougars are ranked first).
Steward's draw gives them a new season record of 1-5-4. As for Norfolk Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6-1.
Steward might still be hurting after the 4-0 loss they got from Norfolk Academy in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Steward avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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