The Hermitage Panthers will head out on the road to square off against the J.R. Tucker Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Hermitage can now show off three landslide victories after their most recent game on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Thomas Jefferson. Given Hermitage's advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 84th, while Thomas Jefferson is ranked 241st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, J.R. Tucker entered their tilt with Deep Run with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They had just enough and edged the Wildcats out 4-3. That's two games straight that J.R. Tucker has won by just one goal.
Hermitage's win bumped their record up to 6-2-1. As for J.R. Tucker, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-2.
Hermitage came up short against J.R. Tucker when the teams last played back in May of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Hermitage avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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