Soccer Recap: Matthews Christian Academy Comes Up Short

Despite a phenomenal run in the regular season, Matthews Christian Academy couldn't carry that success into this playoff game. They fell 3-1 to the Raleigh Christian Academy Eagles on Friday. Matthews Christian Academy were red-hot offensively heading into the contest (they scored no less than four goals in the three matchups prior), but Raleigh Christian Academy's defense proved too tough.

Matthews Christian Academy's goal came courtesy of Nazary Konek, who's now up to ten this season.

Matthews Christian Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 13-5. As for Raleigh Christian Academy, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-3-1.

Matthews Christian Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Raleigh Christian Academy, they didn't take long to hit the pitch again: they've already played their next match, a 1-0 loss against Woodland Baptist Christian on the 25th.