The Asheville Christian Academy Lions will face off against the Asheville School (Independent) Blues at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. Asheville Christian Academy is coming into the match hot, having won their last four games.
Asheville School (Independent) better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if Asheville Christian Academy's game on Thursday is any indication, that's when Asheville Christian Academy really gets things going. The Lions' defense stepped up to hand IC Imagine a 6-0 shutout. The final result isn't all that surprising considering Asheville Christian Academy's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 188th, while IC Imagine are ranked 493rd).
Meanwhile, Asheville School (Independent) managed to keep up with Christ School until halftime on Thursday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Blues lost 4-0 to the Greenies. Asheville School (Independent) have struggled against Christ School recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Asheville School (Independent)'s loss dropped their record down to 4-8. As for Asheville Christian Academy, they now have a winning record of 8-7-1.
Asheville Christian Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over Asheville School (Independent) when the teams last played on Tuesday, winning 3-1. Will the Lions repeat their success, or do the Blues have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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