The Durham Academy Cavaliers will face off against the Covenant Day Lions at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams beat their previous opponents by a single goal, so this matchup might be just as contested.
Durham Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Charlotte Latin 2-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cavaliers.
Gavin Lamb and
Max Claar scored both of Durham Academy's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 15 goals.
Meanwhile, Covenant Day had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.5 goals) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They never let the Buccaneers onto the board and left with a 1-0 victory. The win was all the more spectacular given the Lions' disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 35th, while the Buccaneers are ranked fourth).
Durham Academy has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6-2 record this season. As for Covenant Day, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-5.
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