Jackson is 3-0 against Chapel Hill since March of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Jackson Jaguars will head out on the road to face off against the Chapel Hill Panthers at 6:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Tuesday, Jackson kept a clean sheet against Creekside. They blew past the Seminoles 12-0. Given Jackson's advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 109th, while Creekside is ranked 367th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jackson's offense was hitting Creekside from everywhere, as nine different players booted in a goal.
Alexia Watts led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, Chapel Hill got the win against Banneker on Wednesday by a conclusive 10-0. Ten seems to be a good number for Chapel Hill as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of goals in their previous game.
Something new happened on Wednesday as Yamilet Arreola-Perez saw her first action of the season, playing four minutes against Banneker. Arreola-Perez made the most of the opportunity, scoring a goal. A few more games like that and she might be seeing even more time going forward.
Jackson is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3-1 record this season. As for Chapel Hill, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-4.
Jackson beat Chapel Hill 3-1 in their previous matchup back in March of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Jackson since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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