Excelsior Classical Academy has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Henderson Collegiate Pride at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
If Excelsior Classical Academy beats Henderson Collegiate with three goals on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. Excelsior Classical Academy walked away with a 3-1 victory over Louisburg on Tuesday. Given the Flying Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 61st, while the Warriors are ranked 264th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Kevin Fernandez and
Robert Euceda-Gonzales scored all three of Excelsior Classical Academy's goals, bringing their combined season tally to seven goals.
Meanwhile, Henderson Collegiate came tearing into Wednesday's match with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.4 goals) and they left with even more momentum. Their defense stepped up to hand the Bobcats a 1-0 shutout. While the Pride didn't have the best season last year (they finished 2-14-1), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Excelsior Classical Academy's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Henderson Collegiate, they pushed their record up to 6-3 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Everything went Excelsior Classical Academy's way against Henderson Collegiate in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 as Excelsior Classical Academy made off with a 3-0 win. Will Excelsior Classical Academy repeat their success, or does Henderson Collegiate have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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