Groves hasn't had much luck against Islands recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Groves Rebels will face off against the Islands Sharks at 7:00 p.m. Groves has given up an average of 2.6 goals per game this season, so hopefully the team got some defensive drills in this week.
Groves came into their game on Tuesday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 8-0 to Jenkins.
Meanwhile, Islands entered their tilt with Long County on Tuesday with two consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with three. They never let the Blue Tide get on the board and left with a 6-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Sharks, who have now won four matches by four goals or more so far this season.
Islands pushed their record up to 5-3 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 21 goals over those three games. As for Groves, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-2.
Groves might still be hurting after the 6-1 loss they got from Islands in their previous meeting back in February of 2020. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Groves was down 3-0.
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