Soccer Preview: University Christian vs. Christian Family Academy
The University Christian Barracudas will face off against the Christian Family Academy Fire at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: University Christian has struggled recently with four defeats in a row, while Christian Family Academy will arrive with four straight wins.
While the 4-4 score might suggest a draw, it was Statesville Christian who was credited with the victory on Tuesday. Statesville Christian got it done in the shootout by posting four goals to University Christian's two. Even if the Barracudas couldn't come away with the win, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their offense, which had struggled int the games prior.
Christian Family Academy's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. Everything went their way against Pinnacle Classical Academy as Christian Family Academy made off with a 4-0 victory. The Fire might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by four goals or more this season.
Jude McLaughlin and
John Gruver scored all four of Christian Family Academy's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 21 goals.
University Christian's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Christian Family Academy, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-1-1.
University Christian took their victory against Christian Family Academy when the teams last played back in August by a conclusive 4-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for University Christian since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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