Soccer Preview: Excelsior Classical Academy vs. Roxboro Community
On Wednesday Excelsior Classical Academy will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will venture away from home to square off against the Roxboro Community Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m.
Excelsior Classical Academy is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Voyager just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Wednesday. The two teams finished up on equal footing with a 2-2 draw. The game got a bit rough at times, as the refs handed out a total of four yellow cards before it was all over.
Meanwhile, Roxboro Community was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They lost 5-1 to Graham. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 537th, while the Red Devils are ranked 159th).
Roxboro Community's goal came courtesy of
Matheu Mize, who's now up to two this season.
With that draw, Excelsior Classical Academy's record moves to 5-0-1. As for Roxboro Community, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
Excelsior Classical Academy took their win against Roxboro Community in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 8-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Excelsior Classical Academy since the team 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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