Soccer Game Preview: Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy vs. Burns

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Previous 6 Games

04/10/25 - Away	1-0 W
03/28/24 - Away	5-0 W
05/05/23 - Away	6-0 W
03/30/23 - Home	8-0 W
05/05/22 - Home	4-0 W
04/01/22 - Away	4-0 W

Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy has gone a perfect 6-0 against Burns recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Gryphons will host the Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. Burns took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy, who comes in off a win.

Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy had to skate by with only a one-goal margin when they last took the pitch, which might have inspired the nine-goal drubbing they dealt Bessemer City on Thursday. The Gryphons never let the Yellow Jackets get on the board and left with a 9-0 win. Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by three goals or more this season.

Their offense was hitting Bessemer City from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal. Ella Duncan led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for four goals all by herself.

Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Burns' offense. They lost 4-0 to Shelby on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, Burns can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 362nd, while Shelby are ranked 75th).

Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 20 goals over those four matchups. As for Burns, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-9-2.

Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy skirted past Burns 1-0 in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Do the Gryphons have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bulldogs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.