Soccer Preview: Holmes vs. Lawrence Academy
Holmes has been on the road for four straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Lawrence Academy Warriors at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Lawrence Academy took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Holmes, who comes in off a win.
Holmes is headed into the game fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. They blew past Northeastern 7-3. Holmes might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won five matches by four goals or more this season.
They hit Northeastern with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Emma Parrish (3),
Kate Foster (3), and
Minzy Preciado.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Lawrence Academy's offense. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 4-0 walloping at the hands of Pungo Christian Academy on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, Lawrence Academy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 453rd, while Pungo Christian Academy is ranked 188th).
Holmes' win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-8. As for Lawrence Academy, they dropped their record down to 3-8 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road.
Holmes took their victory against Lawrence Academy in their previous meeting back in March by a conclusive 6-2. Does Holmes have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lawrence Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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