Soccer Preview: Lawrence Academy vs. Holmes
The Lawrence Academy Warriors will head out on the road to challenge the Holmes Aces at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Lawrence Academy is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Lawrence Academy's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Pungo Christian Academy on Tuesday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 4-0 walloping at the hands of the Raiders. While losing is never fun, Lawrence Academy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 453rd, while Pungo Christian Academy is ranked 188th).
Meanwhile, Holmes can finally bid farewell to their six-game losing streak thanks to their game on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Northeastern as Holmes made off with a 7-3 win. Holmes' offense finally found a way to get into gear: the high-octane performance was a 180-degree turn from their last six games.
They hit Northeastern with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Emma Parrish (3),
Kate Foster (3), and
Minzy Preciado.
Lawrence Academy's loss dropped their record down to 3-8. As for Holmes, their victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-8.
Lawrence Academy suffered a grim 6-2 defeat to Holmes when the teams last played back in March. Can Lawrence Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
