Soccer Preview: Harrells Christian Academy vs. Berean Baptist Academy
The Harrells Christian Academy Crusaders will take on the Berean Baptist Academy Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Harrells Christian Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.1 goals per game this season.
Harrells Christian Academy is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to six goals last Monday, they were much more limited against Fayetteville Academy on Tuesday. They came up short against the Eagles, falling 7-1. While losing is never fun, the Crusaders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 306th, while the Eagles are ranked 34th).
Harrells Christian Academy's goal came courtesy of
Adrian Marquez, who's now up to eight this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Berean Baptist Academy). They came out on top against Grace Christian by a score of 5-3 on Thursday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Berean Baptist Academy used a slightly different lineup for their bout with Grace Christian. And. Dasilva Mvula made the most of the opportunity, putting up an assist. A few more games like that and he might be seeing even more time going forward.
Harrells Christian Academy now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Berean Baptist Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 3-4-1.
Harrells Christian Academy came up short against Berean Baptist Academy in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Harrells Christian Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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