Edison is 0-7 against Hayfield since March of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Edison Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the Hayfield Hawks at 7:15 p.m. Edison is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last three games.
Last Thursday, Edison was able to grind out a solid victory over Mount Vernon, taking the game 3-1. That's two games straight that Edison has won by exactly two goals.
They were led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Anita Frederick-Sigaran and
Alison Pinto Cruz, who scored all three of Edison's goals. The pair have combined for a total of six so far this season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Hayfield, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Falls Church on Thursday as Hayfield made off with a 4-0 win. Given Hayfield's advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 78th, while Falls Church is ranked 247th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Edison is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 4-3-2 record this season. As for Hayfield, their victory bumped their record up to 6-1-2.
Edison came up short against Hayfield in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Edison avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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