Soccer Game Preview: Coastal Academy vs. Del Lago Academy

Coastal Academy is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Del Lago Academy is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Coastal Academy Stingrays will welcome the Del Lago Academy Firebirds at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday.

Coastal Academy is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to five goals on Friday, they were much more limited against Tri-City Christian on Monday. They came up short against the Eagles, falling 7-1. Things were pretty much settled by the half as the Stingrays were already down 4-1.

Their goal came courtesy of Ella Anderson, who's now up to five this season.

Meanwhile, Del Lago Academy got the win against Guajome Park Academy on Wednesday by a conclusive 4-1. Considering the Firebirds' offense had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.

Del Lago Academy is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-6 record this season. As for Coastal Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 10-4.