Soccer Preview: Archbishop Alter vs. Waynesville
Archbishop Alter is 8-0-1 against Waynesville since October of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Archbishop Alter Knights are taking a road trip to challenge the Waynesville Spartans at 7:15 p.m.
Last Saturday, Archbishop Alter and Shawnee finished up on equal footing with a 1-1 draw.
Archbishop Alter's goal came courtesy of
Jack Archibald, which was the first he's scored this season.
Meanwhile, on SaturdayWilmington kept up with Waynesville until halftime, but afterwards: not so much. Everything went Waynesville's way against Wilmington as Waynesville made off with a 6-2 victory. Considering the Spartans have won seven games by more than two goals this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Waynesville used a slightly different lineup for their bout with Wilmington. Ross Barrett played for 60 minutes having averaged 36.9 this season and Eli Peele got 42 vs. an average of 21. Peele made the most of the opportunity, putting uptwo assists and ten steals. A few more games like that and he might be seeing even more time going forward.
Archbishop Alter's draw gives them a new season record of 4-2-2. As for Waynesville, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-0-2.
Archbishop Alter came out on top in a nail-biter against Waynesville in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Archbishop Alter since the team 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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