Soccer Recap: Devon Prep's Higher State Rank on Full Display on Friday

Devon Prep's game on Tuesday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Academy of the New Church Lions a 3-0 shutout. The final result isn't all that surprising considering Devon Prep's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 156th, while Academy of the New Church are ranked 416th).

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Previous 3 Games (Away)

10/03/25 @ Academy of the New Church	3-0
09/23/25 @ Lansdale Catholic	3-1
09/16/25 @ Neumann-Goretti	10-0

Devon Prep's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-4-1. Those road victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those three matchups. As for Academy of the New Church, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-5.

Coming up, Devon Prep will square off against Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Devon Prep will be up against Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic's rather soft defense (which has allowed 10.67 goals per contest), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for Academy of the New Church, they will face off against Abington Friends at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.