Soccer Preview: Caldwell Academy vs. Burlington Christian Academy
Caldwell Academy are on the road again on Friday to play the Burlington Christian Academy Royals at 4:30 p.m. Caldwell Academy will be strutting in after a victory while Burlington Christian Academy will be coming in after a defeat.
Caldwell Academy will bounce into Friday's match after beating Calvary Day School, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Caldwell Academy had just enough and edged Calvary Day School out 2-1 on Monday. Jackson Bighinatti had the honor of scoring the game-winner for Caldwell Academy.
Meanwhile, Burlington Christian Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They lost 8-3 to The Burlington School. While losing is never fun, the Royals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 404th, while the Spartans are ranked 113th).
Caldwell Academy has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 4-5 record this season. As for Burlington Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.
Caldwell Academy took their win against Burlington Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in August of 2022 by a conclusive 5-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Caldwell Academy 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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