Soccer Game Preview: Cumberland Academy vs. Chapel Hill

Cumberland Academy is 0-10 against Chapel Hill since February of 2020 but things could change on Tuesday. The Cumberland Academy Knights are taking a road trip to take on the Chapel Hill Bulldogs at 7:15 p.m. Cumberland Academy has given up an average of 6.5 goals per game this season, so hopefully the team got some defensive drills in this week.

Cumberland Academy is headed into Tuesday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 12th straight game on Friday. They lost 7-0 to Lindale. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 742nd, while the Eagles are ranked 234th).

Meanwhile, Chapel Hill hadn't done well against Athens recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Chapel Hill's defense stepped up to hand Athens a 2-0 shutout. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bulldogs.

Cumberland Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 0-12. As for Chapel Hill, their victory bumped their record up to 13-8.

Cumberland Academy suffered a grim 8-0 defeat to Chapel Hill in their previous matchup back in January. Can Cumberland Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.