Georgetown Day hasn't had much luck against Sidwell Friends recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Georgetown Day Mighty Hoppers will be taking part in a tournament against the Sidwell Friends Quakers at 2:45 p.m. Georgetown Day is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.8 goals per game this season.
Georgetown Day is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of District of Columbia's top teams: School Without Walls, who was ranked ninth in their home state at the time (Georgetown Day was ranked first). Georgetown Day never let School Without Walls onto the board and left with a 3-0 win on Wednesday. The result was nothing new for the Mighty Hoppers, who have now won seven contests by three goals or more so far this season.
They hit School Without Walls with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Mara Grace,
Theodora Foer, and
Jessica Berger.
Meanwhile, Sidwell Friends and Georgetown Visitation Prep squared off in some playoff action last Monday, but Sidwell Friends had to settle for second. While the 0-0 score might suggest a draw, it was the Cubs who were credited with the victory. Georgetown Visitation Prep got it done in the shootout by posting three goals to Sidwell Friends' one. The Quakers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Georgetown Day's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-1-6. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those three matches. As for Sidwell Friends, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-6-1.
Georgetown Day beat Sidwell Friends by a goal when the teams last played back in September, winning 2-1. Does Georgetown Day have another victory up their sleeve, or will Sidwell Friends turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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