Soccer Game Preview: Academy for Academic Excellence vs. Academy of Careers & Exploration

The Academy for Academic Excellence Knights will take on the Academy of Careers & Exploration Eagle in a holiday battle at 3:00 p.m. on Monday. Academy of Careers & Exploration took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Academy for Academic Excellence, who comes in off a win.

Academy of Careers & Exploration better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if Academy for Academic Excellence's game on Tuesday is any indication, that's when Academy for Academic Excellence really gets things going. The Knights never let Norton Science & Language Academy get on the board and left with a 3-0 win. Academy for Academic Excellence better thank their lucky stars for the performance of Eric Duron, as he scored every single goal for his team.

For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Academy of Careers & Exploration and Silver Valley meet (three straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Friday. The Eagle came up short against the Trojans, falling 4-0.

Academy of Careers & Exploration now has a losing record of 2-3-1. As for Academy for Academic Excellence, they now have a winning record of 3-2-1.

Academy for Academic Excellence came out on top in a nail-biter against Academy of Careers & Exploration in their previous matchup back in November of 2024, sneaking past 3-2. Do the Knights have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Eagle turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.