The Godwin Eagles are taking a road trip to square off against the Freeman Mavericks at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Godwin is headed into Friday's contest hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight losses. They fell 2-0 to Midlothian on Monday. The shutout was out of character for Godwin seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in March.
Meanwhile, Freeman waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They never let the Panthers get on the board and left with an 8-0 victory. Given Freeman's advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 74th, while Hermitage are ranked 225th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
The win got Freeman back to even at 5-5-2. As for Godwin, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-4-1.
Godwin beat Freeman by a goal in their previous meeting back in April, winning 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Eagles 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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