Norfolk Academy and Collegiate are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2016, but likely not for long. The Norfolk Academy Bulldogs will face off against the Collegiate Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Norfolk Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 7-1 margin over Oakcrest. Winning may never get old, but Norfolk Academy sure is getting used to it with their sixth in a row.
They hit Oakcrest with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Maria Delyannis (3),
Addie Scott (2),
Sarah Ternes, and
Lizzie Adams.
Meanwhile, Collegiate had already won 17 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.8 goals), and they went ahead and made it 18 on Wednesday. They never let the Saints onto the board and left with a 5-0 victory. Give Collegiate's defense some credit: that's the team's fifth straight shutout.
Norfolk Academy's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-2. As for Collegiate, their victory bumped their record up to 18-2.
Norfolk Academy might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Collegiate in their previous meeting back in April. Can Norfolk Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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