Handley is on a nine-game streak of home wins, while Charlottesville is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Handley Judges will take on the Charlottesville Black Knights at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Handley is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. Their defense stepped up to hand James Wood a 10-0 shutout on Wednesday. It was an even better day for Ramon Diaz-Guzman as he scored three goals for his team.
Meanwhile, Charlottesville had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. Everything went their way against Millbrook on Wednesday as Charlottesville made off with a 3-0 win. Given Charlottesville's advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 19th, while Millbrook is ranked 109th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Handley's victory bumped their record up to 17-0. As for Charlottesville, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3-2 record this season.
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