The Leesville Road Pride will square off against the Athens Drive Jaguars at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Leesville Road will be looking to extend their current nine-game winning streak.
Leesville Road is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of North Carolina's top teams: Cardinal Gibbons, who was ranked 11th at the time (Leesville Road was ranked 21st). The Pride had just enough and edged out the Crusaders 2-1. That's two games straight that Leesville Road have won by just one goal.
Meanwhile, while it was Athens Drive who put the first goals on the board on Monday, it was Enloe who put up more. The Jaguars fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 3-2. One reason for the loss might be Athens Drive's aggressive play style: Sydney Garcia and Averie Morrison were both handed yellow cards.
Leesville Road's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-3-2. The road victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up two goals over those five matches. As for Athens Drive, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 8-8-1 record this season.
Leesville Road skirted past Athens Drive 1-0 in their previous meeting back in March. Will the Pride repeat their success, or do the Jaguars have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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