The Islands Sharks have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the West Laurens Raiders at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Islands kept a clean sheet against St. Andrew's. They walked away with a 2-0 win over the Lions. Olivia Gentner had the honor of scoring the game-winner for Islands.
Something new happened on Tuesday as Allyson Rosas saw her first action of the season, playing 14 minutes against St. Andrew's. Rosas made the most of the opportunity, putting up an assist. A few more games like that and she might be seeing even more time going forward.
Meanwhile, West Laurens sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 1-0 victory over Spalding on Tuesday. The win was just what West Laurens needed coming off of a 7-0 loss in their prior game.
Islands now has a winning record of 7-6-1. As for West Laurens, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6-1 record this season.
Islands was able to grind out a solid victory over West Laurens when the teams last played back in February of 2023, winning 2-0. Does Islands have another victory up their sleeve, or will West Laurens turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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