The Eastern Wayne Warriors will take on the American Leadership Academy-Johnston Patriots at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Eastern Wayne has three straight victories, American Leadership Academy-Johnston has 12 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Eastern Wayne proved they can win big on Thursday (they won by six) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They won by a goal and slipped past Wayne Christian 2-1. Taylor Waters had the honor of scoring the game-winner for Eastern Wayne.
Meanwhile, American Leadership Academy-Johnston fell victim to Wake Prep Academy and their airtight defense on Thursday. They came up short against the Guardians, falling 9-0. While losing is never fun, American Leadership Academy-Johnston can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 469th, while Wake Prep Academy are ranked 225th).
Eastern Wayne's win bumped their record up to 14-3-1. As for American Leadership Academy-Johnston, their loss dropped their record down to 0-12.
Eastern Wayne took their victory against American Leadership Academy-Johnston in their previous matchup back in March by a conclusive 8-0 score. Do the Warriors have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Patriots turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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