Great Bridge has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Albemarle Patriots at 11:00 a.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Great Bridge is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They never let Norview onto the board and left with a 2-0 victory. Given Great Bridge's advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked third, while Norview is ranked 88th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Carson Danner and
Cole Schuler scored both of Great Bridge's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 27 goals.
Meanwhile, Albemarle had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 0.7 goals), and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. While the 1-1 score might suggest a draw, it was the Patriots who were credited with the win. Albemarle got it done in the shootout by posting four goals to Independence's three.
Great Bridge pushed their record up to 20-0 with that victory, which was their 15th straight at home. As for Albemarle, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5-1 record this season.
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