Preview: Cumberland Academy vs. Van
Cumberland Academy is 8-2 against Van since February of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Cumberland Academy Knights will be playing at home against the Van Vandals at 5:30 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Cumberland Academy kept a clean sheet against Brownsboro. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over the Bears. Two seems to be a good number for Cumberland Academy as the team scooped up a win with the same number of goals in their previous game.
Meanwhile, Van had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.6 goals), and they went ahead and made it six on Tuesday. They came out on top against Chapel Hill by a score of 2-0. Give Van's defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
The win made it two in a row for Cumberland Academy and bumps their season record up to 7-9-1. As for Van, they pushed their record up to 11-5-1 with that win, which was their eighth straight at home.
Cumberland Academy might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Van when the teams last played back in January. Will Cumberland Academy have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other soccer content.
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