The Norfolk Academy Bulldogs will stay at home for another game and welcome the Woodberry Forest Tigers at 8:30 p.m. on Friday.
Norfolk Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Virginia's top teams: Catholic, who was ranked ninth in their home state at the time (Norfolk Academy was ranked 25th). Norfolk Academy fell just short of Catholic by a score of 2-1 on Tuesday. Having soared to a lofty eight goals in the game before, the Bulldogs couldn't push the score so high this time.
While Woodberry Forest didn't have the best season last year (they finished 4-10-3), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over Flint Hill last Tuesday.
Norfolk Academy has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-7-1 record this season. As for Woodberry Forest, they pushed their record up to 5-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Norfolk Academy beat Woodberry Forest 2-0 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Does Norfolk Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Woodberry Forest turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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