Lewis is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Annandale is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Lewis Lancers will take on the Annandale Atoms at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams each escaped with close wins against their previous opponents.
Last Wednesday, Lewis sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over Hayfield. Given Lewis' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 28th, while Hayfield is ranked 186th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Giovanni Hernandez and
Elias Rodriguez Amador scored both of Lewis' goals, bringing their combined season tally to 25 goals.
Meanwhile, Annandale had just enough and edged Falls Church out 2-1 on Wednesday.
Lewis' victory bumped their record up to 14-0-1. As for Annandale, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5-1 record this season.
Lewis was able to grind out a solid win over Annandale in their previous meeting back in April, winning 4-2. Does Lewis have another victory up their sleeve, or will Annandale turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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