Soccer Preview: East Rankin Academy vs. Park Place Christian Academy
East Rankin Academy has gone 3-0 against Park Place Christian Academy recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The East Rankin Academy Patriots are taking a road trip to square off against the Park Place Christian Academy Crusaders at 4:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
East Rankin Academy's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Tuesday. They blew past Hattiesburg HomeSchool 3-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Patriots.
Meanwhile, Park Place Christian Academy waltzed into their match on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They had just enough and edged the Colonels out 1-0. Give the Crusaders' defense some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
Their one-goal win came courtesy of
Emma Vanlandingham, who's now up to two this season.
East Rankin Academy's win bumped their record up to 2-0-1. As for Park Place Christian Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3-1 record this season.
East Rankin Academy took their victory against Park Place Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 15-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for East Rankin 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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