The Falls Lake Firebirds will face off against the Oxford Prep Griffins at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Falls Lake is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand Jones a 7-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Falls Lake, who have now won 15 matchups by three goals or more so far this season.
They hit Jones with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Caleb Morton (3), Nathan Stines (2), Devin Blalock, and Lawson Boyles.
Meanwhile, Oxford Prep had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.5 goals) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Eagles as they made off with a 5-0 win. Give Oxford Prep's defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Falls Lake's victory bumped their record up to 19-5. As for Oxford Prep, their win bumped their record up to 13-6-2.
Falls Lake took their victory against Oxford Prep in their previous matchup back in October by a conclusive 3-0 score. Will the Firebirds repeat their success, or do the Griffins have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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