Soccer Preview: Roxboro Community vs. Excelsior Classical Academy
The Roxboro Community Bulldogs will take on the Excelsior Classical Academy Flying Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Roxboro Community has struggled recently with four defeats in a row, while Excelsior Classical Academy will arrive with six straight victories.
Roxboro Community's offense might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Eno River on Wednesday. They lost 3-0 to the Bobcats.
Meanwhile, Excelsior Classical Academy had just enough and edged Henderson Collegiate out 4-3 on Friday. Given the Flying Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 91st, while the Pride are ranked 345th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Roxboro Community's loss dropped their record down to 1-13. As for Excelsior Classical Academy, their win was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-0-1.
Roxboro Community suffered a grim 8-0 defeat to Excelsior Classical Academy in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Roxboro Community avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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