With a playoff game on the line, Statesville Christian rose to the challenge on Saturday. They had just enough and edged the Oakwood Eagles out 2-1. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 112th, while the Eagles are ranked 298th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Preston Jones and
Colin Arnold scored both of Statesville Christian's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 33 goals.
Statesville Christian is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. As for Oakwood, with the loss, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 11-8-1.
As of now, neither Statesville Christian nor Oakwood have any future games scheduled.
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