The Tallwood Lions will venture away from home to square off against the Salem Sundevils at 5:15 p.m. on Friday. Tallwood's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for nine straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Wednesday just wasn't the day for Tallwood's offense. They lost 3-0 to Kempsville on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, Tallwood can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 151st, while Kempsville are ranked 17th).
Meanwhile, Salem entered their contest against Ocean Lakes on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Sundevils came up short against the Dolphins, falling 3-0. Salem have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Salem's defeat dropped their record down to 6-9. As for Tallwood, their loss dropped their record down to 2-10-1.
Tallwood came out on top in a nail-biter against Salem when the teams last played back in April of 2024, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Lions since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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