The Whitman Vikings will challenge the Walter Johnson Wildcats on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Monday, Whitman beat Richard Montgomery 4-2. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' Maryland soccer rankings (they are ranked ninth, while the Rockets are ranked 50th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Walter Johnson had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They won by a goal and slipped past the Trojans 2-1. The win was familiar territory for the Wildcats who have now won six contests in a row.
Jakob Lindsey and
Gianluca Benavides scored both of Walter Johnson's goals, bringing their combined season tally to three goals.
Whitman pushed their record up to 17-2-1 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home. As for Walter Johnson, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4-1 record this season.
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