Soccer Game Preview: Kansas City East Christian Academy vs. East

Kansas City East Christian Academy hasn't had much luck against East recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Lions will head out on the road to face off against East at 3:15 p.m. Kansas City East Christian Academy has given up an average of 2.8 goals per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

Kansas City East Christian Academy fell victim to Rockhurst and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They lost 8-0 to the Hawklets. While losing is never fun, Kansas City East Christian Academy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri soccer rankings (they are ranked 43rd, while Rockhurst are ranked first).

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask East). Their defense stepped up to hand Frontier STEM a 15-0 shutout on Thursday. The win continues a trend for East in their matchups with Frontier STEM: they've now won three in a row.

East's victory bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Kansas City East Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 7-7-3.

Kansas City East Christian Academy might still be hurting after the 4-0 defeat they got from East in their previous matchup back in October of 2024. Can the Lions avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.