Soccer Preview: Ascend Leadership vs. Woods Charter
Ascend Leadership has been on the road for two straight, but on Wednesday they'll finally head home. They will host the Woods Charter Wolves at 4:00 p.m. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Ascend Leadership is likely headed into the contest with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Southern Wake Academy on Monday. Ascend Leadership fell just short of Southern Wake Academy by a score of 1-0. The shutout was out of character for the Aviators seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in September.
Meanwhile, Woods Charter fell victim to Franklin Academy and their airtight defense on Monday. They lost 4-0 to the Patriots. While losing is never fun, Wolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 489th, while the Patriots are ranked 59th).
Ascend Leadership now has a losing record at 5-6-1. As for Woods Charter, they now also have a losing record at 5-6-1.
Ascend Leadership came out on top in a nail-biter against Woods Charter in their previous matchup back in September, sneaking past 2-1. Will Ascend Leadership repeat their success, or does Woods Charter have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
