The James Wood Colonels will head out on the road to square off against the Handley Judges at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
James Wood is headed into the match without a loss and will look to keep things rolling. Their defense stepped up to hand Warren County a 5-0 shutout on Tuesday. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for James Wood's offense, which had struggled in the games prior.
They hit Warren County with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
McKenna Newcome (2),
Jolie Jenkins (2), and
Maddie Shirley.
Meanwhile, Handley had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.5 goals), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Warriors as they made off with a 5-1 victory. Given Handley's advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 43rd, while Sherando is ranked 150th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
James Wood's win was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-0-3. As for Handley, their victory bumped their record up to 11-1-3.
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