Neuse Christian Academy and St. Thomas More Academy are an even 4-4 against one another since March of 2016, but likely not for long. The Neuse Christian Academy Lions will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the St. Thomas More Academy Chancellors at 3:00 p.m. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Neuse Christian Academy's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against DASH on Monday. They lost 7-0 to the United. While losing is never fun, Neuse Christian Academy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 283rd, while DASH is ranked 61st).
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought match, but St. Thomas More Academy had to settle for a 3-2 loss against Thales Academy Apex on Tuesday.
Cecilia Dornan and
Libby Fix scored both of St. Thomas More Academy's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 28 goals.
Neuse Christian Academy has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-7 record this season. As for St. Thomas More Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-7.
Neuse Christian Academy beat St. Thomas More Academy 4-2 in their previous meeting two weeks ago. The rematch might be a little tougher for Neuse Christian Academy since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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