Soccer Game Preview: Summit Charter Academy vs. Murphy

The Summit Charter Academy Bears will head out on the road to take on the Murphy Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Summit Charter Academy's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. Everything went their way against Hayesville as they made off with a 9-0 victory. It was an even better day for Kayleigh Bonner as she scored four goals for her team.

Meanwhile, Murphy came tearing into Monday's matchup with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.4 goals), and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Yellowjackets 9-0. Give Murphy's defense some credit: that's the team's sixth straight shutout.

Murphy's win bumped their record up to 11-2. As for Summit Charter Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 13-1-1.

Everything went Summit Charter Academy's way against Murphy in their previous matchup back in March, as Summit Charter Academy made off with a 5-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bears since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.