Woodruff is 8-1 against Emerald since March of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Woodruff Wolverines will head out on the road to challenge the Emerald Vikings at 7:00 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Woodruff kept a clean sheet against Chester. Everything went their way against the Cyclones as they made off with a 6-0 victory. The win was just what Woodruff needed coming off of a 3-0 loss in their prior game.
They hit Chester with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Tara Sharpe (3),
Reagan Barrett,
Jocelyn Perez, and
Melody Earley.
Meanwhile, Emerald came tearing into Tuesday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.3 goals) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over the Bulldogs. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but Emerald was the better team in the second half.
Woodruff's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-9. As for Emerald, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-3.
Woodruff might still be hurting after the 4-0 defeat they got from Emerald in their previous meeting back in March. Can Woodruff avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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