Soccer Game Preview: Eno River Academy vs. Vance Charter

The Eno River Academy Bobcats will face off against the Vance Charter Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Vance Charter will be up against a hot Eno River Academy team: the squad just extended their winning streak to six. The Bobcats' defense stepped up to hand Excelsior Classical Academy a 9-0 shutout on Thursday. Give Eno River Academy's defense some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.

Their offense was hitting Excelsior Classical Academy from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal. Sadie Olson led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for three goals all by herself.

Meanwhile, Vance Charter hadn't done well against Roxboro Community recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Knights blew past the Bulldogs 3-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for Vance Charter.

Eno River Academy's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-2. Those home victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 29 goals over those four matches. As for Vance Charter, their win bumped their record up to 9-2.

Everything went Eno River Academy's way against Vance Charter when the teams last played back in March, as Eno River Academy made off with a 5-0 victory. Do the Bobcats have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Knights turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.