Soccer Game Preview: Archmere Academy vs. Padua Academy

The Archmere Academy Auks will square off against Padua Academy at 3:00 p.m. on Monday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.

Archmere Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Delaware's top teams: Newark Charter School, who was ranked 13th at the time (Archmere Academy was ranked tenth). The Auks fell just short of the Newark Charter by a score of 2-1 on Friday. That's two games in a row now that Archmere Academy have lost by just one goal.

Meanwhile, Padua Academy unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-match winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of Caravel Academy by a score of 2-1.

Padua Academy's loss dropped their record down to 6-5-1. As for Archmere Academy, their defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 7-5.