Soccer Preview: Durham Academy vs. Riverside-Durham
The Durham Academy Cavaliers's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Riverside-Durham Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Durham Academy will be strutting in after a victory while Riverside-Durham will be coming in after a loss.
Durham Academy's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They beat Cary Academy by a goal, winning 1-0. That's two games straight that the Cavaliers have won by just one goal.
Their one-goal win came courtesy of
Gavin Lamb, who's now up to five this season.
Meanwhile, Riverside-Durham entered their match against Wakefield on Monday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Riverside-Durham came up short against Wakefield, falling 7-2. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 125th, while the Wolverines are ranked 16th).
Durham Academy now has a winning record of 5-4-2. As for Riverside-Durham, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-3-3.
Durham Academy was able to grind out a solid win over Riverside-Durham in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, winning 4-2. Does Durham Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Riverside-Durham turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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