The First Assembly Christian Crusaders will head out on the road to face off against the Northpoint Christian Trojans at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. First Assembly Christian will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in their respective state's rankings (they are ranked 118th in Tennessee, while Northpoint Christian is ranked 27th in Mississippi).
Thursday just wasn't the day for First Assembly Christian's offense. They fell 2-0 to Evangelical Christian on Thursday. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for First Assembly Christian in their matchups with Evangelical Christian: they've now lost six in a row.
Meanwhile, Northpoint Christian entered their tilt with Memphis Central with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. They were the clear victor by an 8-1 margin over the Warriors. Considering Northpoint Christian has won seven contests by more than two goals this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Their offense was hitting Memphis Central from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Miller Lashlee led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for three goals all by himself.
First Assembly Christian's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Northpoint Christian, their win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-1.
First Assembly Christian might still be hurting after the 6-1 defeat they got from Northpoint Christian when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can First Assembly Christian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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