Soccer Game Preview: Epiphany vs. Harrells Christian Academy

The Epiphany Falcons will square off against the Harrells Christian Academy Crusaders at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Epiphany sitting on three straight victories and Harrells Christian Academy on nine.

Epiphany is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They never let Faith Christian get on the board and left with a 1-0 win. That's two games straight that Epiphany have won by just one goal.

Meanwhile, Harrells Christian Academy narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Liberty Christian Academy 2-1. Given Harrells Christian Academy's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 161st, while Liberty Christian Academy are ranked 378th) , the result on Tuesday wasn't entirely unexpected.

Harrells Christian Academy pushed their record up to 11-6-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those five games. As for Epiphany, their win bumped their record up to 13-7-1.