Soccer Preview: East Wake Academy vs. Neuse Charter
East Wake Academy has gone 7-2 against Neuse Charter recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The East Wake Academy Eagles will play host again on Friday to welcome the Neuse Charter Cougars, where kickoff is scheduled at 4:00 p.m. Neuse Charter took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on East Wake Academy, who comes in off a win.
East Wake Academy's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged Oxford Prep out 1-0. Give the Eagles' defense some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
Meanwhile, Neuse Charter came up short against St. Thomas More Academy on Wednesday and fell 4-2. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 389th, while the Chancellors are ranked 189th).
Nicolas Tomaz Klava and
Michael Gutierrez scored both of Neuse Charter's goals, bringing their combined season tally to nine goals.
East Wake Academy's victory bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Neuse Charter, their defeat was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 2-4.
Everything went East Wake Academy's way against Neuse Charter when the teams last played back in August of 2023 as East Wake Academy made off with a 5-1 win. In that game, East Wake Academy amassed a halftime lead of 4-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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