Soccer Game Preview: St. Thomas More Academy vs. Friendship Christian

The St. Thomas More Academy Chancellors are taking a road trip to challenge the Friendship Christian Falcons at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.

St. Thomas More Academy is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to nine goals two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Thales Academy Rolesville last Tuesday. They fell just short of the Knights by a score of 1-0. St. Thomas More Academy's defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.

Meanwhile, Friendship Christian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They took a 5-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of Crossroads Christian.

St. Thomas More Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 8-6-1. As for Friendship Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 3-8.

Everything went St. Thomas More Academy's way against Friendship Christian in their previous meeting back in March, as St. Thomas More Academy made off with a 4-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Chancellors since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.