Islands is 7-0-1 against New Hampstead since February of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Islands Sharks will head out on the road to face off against the New Hampstead Phoenix at 7:00 p.m. Islands will be strutting in after a victory while New Hampstead will be coming in after a loss.
After failing to score in their last matchup, Islands made sure to put some goals up on the board against Wayne County on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Yellow Jackets as they made off with a 4-0 win. Given Islands' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 86th, while Wayne County is ranked 224th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Islands hit Wayne County with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Liam Sweatt (2),
Ryan Winters, and
Evan Narvaez.
Meanwhile, New Hampstead fell victim to Southeast Bulloch's stalwart defense on Friday and couldn't make it onto the board. They ended up on the wrong side of a rough 3-0 walloping at the hands of the Yellow Jackets. New Hampstead has struggled against Southeast Bulloch recently, as their match on Friday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Islands is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season. As for New Hampstead, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6-2.
Islands took their victory against New Hampstead in their previous matchup back in February by a conclusive 5-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Islands since the squad 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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