Soccer Preview: Carver vs. Leadership Academy
Carver and Leadership Academy are an even 3-3 against one another since October of 2021, but likely not for long. The Carver Yellowjackets will face off against the Leadership Academy Falcons at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Carver's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past Bethany 9-0. Given the Yellowjackets' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 143rd, while Wolves are ranked 363rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last matchup, Leadership Academy made sure to put some goals up on the board against Piedmont Classical on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Bobcats as they made off with a 9-0 win. Donovan Roberts was a massive factor in the win as he booted in three goals all by himself.
Carver pushed their record up to 9-2-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Leadership Academy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 8-5-2 record this season.
Carver took their win against Leadership Academy in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 6-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Carver 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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