Soccer Game Preview: Wake Prep Academy vs. American Leadership Academy-Johnston

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Previous 5 Games

03/07/25 - Away	9-0 W
03/28/24 - Home	9-0 W
02/26/24 - Home	10-0 W
04/04/23 - Away	9-0 W
03/28/23 - Home	9-0 W

Wake Prep Academy is a perfect 5-0 against American Leadership Academy-Johnston since March of 2023 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Guardians will be playing at home against the Patriots at 6:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Wake Prep Academy has three straight wins, American Leadership Academy-Johnston has 11 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.

Wake Prep Academy's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Research Triangle with a sharp 6-0 victory. Wake Prep Academy's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three contests.

Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for American Leadership Academy-Johnston's offense. They lost 9-0 to St. Thomas More Academy on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, American Leadership Academy-Johnston can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 472nd, while St. Thomas More Academy are ranked 171st).

Wake Prep Academy's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-4-1. The road victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 16 goals over those three games. As for American Leadership Academy-Johnston, their loss dropped their record down to 0-11.

Everything went Wake Prep Academy's way against American Leadership Academy-Johnston when the teams last played back in March, as Wake Prep Academy made off with a 9-0 win. Will the Guardians repeat their success, or do the Patriots have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.