Soccer Game Preview: Neuse Christian Academy vs. Thales Academy Rolesville

Neuse Christian Academy is 2-7 against Thales Academy Rolesville since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Lions will venture away from home to face off against the Knights at 5:15 p.m. Neuse Christian Academy has given up an average of 5.2 goals per game this season, but Tuesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

Neuse Christian Academy is headed into Tuesday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their eighth straight game last Friday. They came up short against Thales Academy Apex, falling 8-0. While losing is never fun, Neuse Christian Academy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 447th, while Thales Academy Apex are ranked 143rd).

Meanwhile, Thales Academy Rolesville had already won nine in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.7 goals) and they went ahead and made it ten on Friday. They walked away with a 4-2 victory over the Lion. Four seems to be a good number for Thales Academy Rolesville as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of goals in their previous game.

Thales Academy Rolesville pushed their record up to 10-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 24 goals over those six contests. As for Neuse Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8.

Neuse Christian Academy suffered a grim 8-0 defeat to Thales Academy Rolesville when the teams last played two weeks ago. Can the Lions avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.