The J.R. Tucker Tigers will look to defend their home pitch on Friday against the Hermitage Panthers at 7:30 p.m. J.R. Tucker is coming into the contest hot, having won their last four games.
J.R. Tucker will bounce into Friday's game after beating Deep Run, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. J.R. Tucker narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Deep Run 4-3. That's two games straight that J.R. Tucker has won by just one goal.
Meanwhile, Hermitage can now show off three landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand Thomas Jefferson a 3-0 shutout. Given Hermitage's advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 84th, while Thomas Jefferson is ranked 241st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
J.R. Tucker pushed their record up to 7-2 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Hermitage, their victory bumped their record up to 6-2-1.
J.R. Tucker beat Hermitage 3-1 in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Will J.R. Tucker repeat their success, or does Hermitage have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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