Great Bridge has enjoyed the comforts of home their last five games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Grassfield Grizzlies at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Great Bridge knows how to get goals on the board -- the team has finished with flashy goal totals in its past five matchups -- so hopefully Grassfield likes a good challenge.
Great Bridge can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent game on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand Churchland a 6-0 shutout. Given Great Bridge's advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked eighth, while Churchland is ranked 192nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Great Bridge's offense was hitting Churchland from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Jack Ottley led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, Grassfield waltzed into their contest on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 1-0 win over the Hawks. Give Grassfield's defense some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
Great Bridge's victory was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-0. As for Grassfield, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a massive bump to their 8-6 record this season.
Great Bridge was able to grind out a solid win over Grassfield when the teams last played back in May of 2023, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Great Bridge since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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