Soccer Preview: Houston Academy vs. Providence Christian
The Houston Academy Raiders will head out on the road to square off against the Providence Christian Eagles at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
If Houston Academy beats Providence Christian with ten goals on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. Houston Academy's defense stepped up to hand Marbury a 10-0 shutout on Saturday. It was an even better day for Maci Caldwell as she scored five goals for her team.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Providence Christian, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road on Monday. Everything went their way against Dale County on Tuesday as Providence Christian made off with a 10-0 victory. Given Providence Christian's advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama soccer rankings (they are ranked 42nd, while Dale County is ranked 168th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Houston Academy's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-4. As for Providence Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season.
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