Soccer Game Preview: Hickory Christian Academy vs. Asheville Christian Academy

The Hickory Christian Academy Knights will be defending their home pitch for the first time this season when they go up against the Asheville Christian Academy Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.

Hickory Christian Academy is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Veritas Christian Academy. The Knights never let the Warriors get on the board and left with a 4-0 victory on Tuesday. The matchup was close at halftime, but Hickory Christian Academy turned on the heat in the second half with three goals.

Meanwhile, Asheville Christian Academy took on IC Imagine in their season opener and it was just the start the team was looking for. The Lions blew past the Kingfishers 6-0 on Tuesday.

Hickory Christian Academy took their win against Asheville Christian Academy in their previous matchup back in August of 2019 by a conclusive 6-2 score. Do the Knights have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Lions turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.