Soccer Preview: Merit Preparatory Academy vs. Rowland Hall
Merit Preparatory Academy is 0-6 against Rowland Hall since March of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Merit Preparatory Academy Knights will square off against the Rowland Hall Winged Lions at 4:00 p.m. Merit Preparatory Academy is coming into the match hot, having won their last 11 games.
Merit Preparatory Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They were the clear victor by an 11-2 margin over Telos. The result was nothing new for Merit Preparatory Academy, who have now won eight games by three goals or more so far this season.
Their offense was hitting Telos from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Ayden Martinez led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for four goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, Rowland Hall's game on Tuesday was all tied up 0-0 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They fell 3-1 to St. Joseph. Rowland Hall has not had much luck with St. Joseph recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Merit Preparatory Academy's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-4. As for Rowland Hall, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-6.
Merit Preparatory Academy might still be hurting after the 5-0 loss they got from Rowland Hall when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can Merit Preparatory Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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