Soccer Preview: East Wake Academy vs. Falls Lake
The East Wake Academy Eagles's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Falls Lake Firebirds at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. East Wake Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.6 goals per game this season.
East Wake Academy is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Raleigh Charter just ended the team's six-game winning streak two weeks ago. They fell 4-2 to the Phoenix. The loss put an end to the Eagles' undefeated start to the season.
Ian Murillo and
Jackson Ryan scored both of East Wake Academy's goals, bringing their combined season tally to seven goals.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Falls Lake). They never let American Leadership Academy-Johnston onto the board and left with a 5-0 win on Monday. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Firebirds with their most commanding win of the season.
Having lost for the first time this season, East Wake Academy fell to 6-1. As for Falls Lake, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-7.
Everything went East Wake Academy's way against Falls Lake in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as East Wake Academy made off with a 4-1 win. Does East Wake Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Falls Lake turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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