Charlotte Christian lost against Covenant Day back in May of 2024, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Knights fell 2-0 to the Lions. While losing is never fun, Charlotte Christian can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 222nd, while Covenant Day are ranked 17th).
Charlotte Christian was without their leading scorer, Caroline Coles, in Thursday's game. With Coles sitting this one out, EJ Efird got some extra time on the pitch (80 vs. her season average of 57.1).
This is the second loss in a row for Charlotte Christian and nudges their season record down to 2-6. Admittedly, the team was facing some tough opposition over that stretch, including 9-1 Charlotte Latin (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 85.9% over those games). As for Covenant Day, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups. That somehow still isn't as good as their 8-1-2 record this season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Charlotte Christian will welcome Grace Academy at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Covenant Day, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Charlotte Latin at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Charlotte Latin will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Covenant Day surely won't give up without a fight.
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