Northpoint Christian had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.3 goals), and they went ahead and made it seven on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Harding Academy Lions a 9-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Northpoint Christian, who have now won six games by three goals or more so far this season.
They hit Harding Academy with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Miller Lashlee (5),
Eli Bailey (2),
Roman Tims, and
Alex Nyguen.
Northpoint Christian pushed their record up to 10-1 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 38 goals over those six matchups. As for Harding Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-4.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Northpoint Christian will stay at home for another game and welcome Memphis Central at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Memphis Central 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 136th in Tennessee, while Northpoint Christian is ranked 18th in Mississippi). As for Harding Academy, they will look to defend their home pitch on Thursday against The Collegiate School of Memphis at 6:00 p.m.
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