Soccer Preview: Henderson Collegiate vs. Excelsior Classical Academy
The Henderson Collegiate Pride will square off against the Excelsior Classical Academy Flying Lions at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Henderson Collegiate has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while Excelsior Classical Academy will arrive with five straight victories.
On Wednesday, Henderson Collegiate came up short against Voyager and fell 3-1. While losing is never fun, the Pride can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 333rd, while the Vikings are ranked 139th).
Henderson Collegiate's goal came courtesy of
Ronal Guzman, who's now up to seven this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Excelsior Classical Academy). They came out on top against Vance Charter by a score of 7-5 on Wednesday.
Henderson Collegiate's defeat dropped their record down to 10-9-2. As for Excelsior Classical Academy, they pushed their record up to 10-0-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Henderson Collegiate might still be hurting after the 4-0 loss they got from Excelsior Classical Academy in their previous matchup back in September. Will Henderson Collegiate have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more soccer content.
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