Soccer Game Preview: Young Men's Leadership Academy vs. Eastern Hills

Young Men's Leadership Academy is 1-6 against Eastern Hills since January of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. Young Men's Leadership Academy will venture away from home to face off against the Eastern Hills Highlanders at 8:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.

Young Men's Leadership Academy is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game on Tuesday. They took a 4-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Dunbar.

Meanwhile, Eastern Hills and Western Hills faced off in a cross-town battle on Tuesday. Eastern Hills lost 4-1 to Western Hills. The contest was a close 2-1 at the break, but unfortunately for the Highlanders it sure didn't stay that way.

Young Men's Leadership Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 3-11. As for Eastern Hills, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 2-10 record this season.

Young Men's Leadership Academy beat Eastern Hills by a goal in their previous matchup on February 4th, winning 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Young Men's Leadership Academy since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.