Soccer Preview: Cape Fear Academy vs. Greenfield
The Cape Fear Academy Hurricanes are taking a road trip to take on the Greenfield Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Cape Fear Academy is coming into the game hot, having won their last seven games.
If Cape Fear Academy beats Greenfield with two goals on Tuesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Cape Fear Academy narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past North Raleigh Christian Academy 2-1. Given the Hurricanes' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 49th, while the Knights are ranked 285th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Cameron Steven and
Council Lancaster scored both of Cape Fear Academy's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 32 goals.
Meanwhile, Greenfield got the win against Liberty Christian Academy on Monday by a conclusive 7-2. The result was nothing new for the Knights, who have now won eight contests by three goals or more so far this season.
Cape Fear Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3-1 record this season. As for Greenfield, they pushed their record up to 11-6-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Cape Fear Academy beat Greenfield 3-1 when the teams last played two weeks ago. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cape Fear Academy since the squad 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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