Soccer Game Preview: A Plus Academy vs. Madison

The A Plus Academy Knights will take on the Madison Trojans at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (A Plus Academy has four straight victories, Madison has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.

A Plus Academy's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over Kimball. Give A Plus Academy's defense some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.

Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Madison's offense. They lost 8-0 to North Dallas on Friday. That's two games in a row now that the Trojans have lost by exactly eight goals.

A Plus Academy's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-0. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 23 goals over those four matches. As for Madison, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.

Everything went A Plus Academy's way against Madison when the teams last played back in March of 2024, as A Plus Academy made off with an 11-0 win. Will A Plus Academy repeat their success, or does Madison have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.