Soccer Preview: Cary Academy vs. Ravenscroft
On Monday Cary Academy will have to hit the road after four straight games at home. They will square off against the Ravenscroft Ravens at 4:15 p.m. Cary Academy knows how to get goals on the board -- the team has finished with four goals or more in their past three matches -- so hopefully Ravenscroft likes a good challenge.
Cary Academy's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on North Raleigh Christian Academy with a sharp 5-0 win. The Chargers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matchups by three goals or more this season.
Their offense was hitting North Raleigh Christian Academy from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Meanwhile, Ravenscroft was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They fell just short of Durham Academy by a score of 2-1. The game was a 1-1 toss-up at halftime, but the Ravens couldn't quite close it out.
Cary Academy pushed their record up to 9-3-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Ravenscroft, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-12.
Everything went Cary Academy's way against Ravenscroft in their previous matchup back in September, as Cary Academy made off with a 4-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cary Academy since the squad 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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