King's Academy hasn't had much luck against Florence Christian recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Lions will look to defend their home pitch against the Eagles at 6:00 p.m. King's Academy will be strutting in after a victory while Florence Christian will be coming in after a defeat.
Having struggled with five losses in a row, King's Academy turned things around against Camden Military last Thursday. While the 4-4 score might suggest a draw, it was the Lions who were credited with the win. King's Academy got it done in the shootout by posting four goals to Camden Military's two. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for King's Academy considering their one-goal performance the game before.
Florence Christian is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to six goals two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Pee Dee Academy last Thursday. They fell just short of the Golden Eagles by a score of 2-1.
Florence Christian dropped their record down to 8-7 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for King's Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 2-6-1.
King's Academy suffered a grim 7-3 defeat to Florence Christian in their previous meeting back in March. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Lions were down 5-2.
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