Salem is 0-8 against First Colonial since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Salem Sundevils will be staying on the road to face off against the First Colonial Patriots at 7:00 p.m. Salem will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Virginia Rankings (they are ranked 124th, while First Colonial is ranked second).
Salem's offense might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Cox last Friday. They fell just short of the Falcons by a score of 1-0. That's two games in a row now that Salem has lost by just one goal.
Meanwhile, First Colonial put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their undefeated season alive. They never let Ocean Lakes onto the board and left with a 2-0 win. Give First Colonial's defense some credit: that's the team's fifth straight shutout.
Sydney Miller and
Ava Bourne scored both of First Colonial's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 14 goals.
Salem now has a losing record at 4-5-1. As for First Colonial, their victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-0-1.
Salem might still be hurting after the 6-0 loss they got from First Colonial in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Can Salem avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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