Islands hasn't had much luck against Savannah Country Day recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Sharks will look to defend their home pitch against the Hornets at 5:00 p.m. Islands has given up an average of 3.1 goals per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Islands is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to ten goals last Tuesday, they were much more limited against Calvary Day on Thursday. They lost 8-1 to the Cavaliers. While losing is never fun, Islands can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 249th, while Calvary Day are ranked 94th).
Meanwhile, Savannah Country Day entered their tilt with Savannah Christian on Tuesday with six consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with seven. Their defense stepped up to hand the Raiders a 10-0 shutout. Savannah Country Day might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight games by three goals or more this season.
Their offense was hitting Savannah Christian from everywhere, as eight different players booted in a goal. Harris Stone led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Savannah Country Day's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-2. The road victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those five matches. As for Islands, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-8.
Islands might still be hurting after the 7-0 loss they got from Savannah Country Day in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Will the Sharks have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more soccer content.
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