HOPE Academy has been on the road for four straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Veritas Christian Academy Warriors at 6:15 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
On Thursday, everything went HOPE Academy's way against Walnut Grove Christian as HOPE Academy made off with an 8-4 win. Tucker McAteer was a massive factor in the win as he booted in four goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Veritas Christian Academy). Their defense stepped up to hand Haywood Christian Academy an 11-0 shutout on Tuesday. The victory was familiar territory for the Warriors who have now won three games in a row.
Veritas Christian Academy used a slightly different lineup for their bout with Haywood Christian Academy. Three players got more time on the pitch than they're used to: Ryan Bane (40), Manny Moffitt (40), and Ben Colgrove (40). The trio had averaged 21, 23.3, and 23 minutes respectively before Tuesday's contest. Bane made the most of the opportunity, putting upthree assists. A few more games like that and he might be seeing even more time going forward.
HOPE Academy's win bumped their record up to 6-3-1. As for Veritas Christian Academy, they pushed their record up to 8-1-1 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
HOPE Academy skirted past Veritas Christian Academy 3-2 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Does HOPE Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Veritas Christian Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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