Olympic hasn't had much luck against Ardrey Kell recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Trojans will venture away from home to square off against the Knights at 7:00 p.m. Olympic has given up an average of 5.7 goals per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Olympic is headed into Thursday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their ninth straight game on Tuesday. They came up short against Myers Park, falling 10-0. While losing is never fun, Olympic can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 387th, while Myers Park are ranked 43rd).
Meanwhile, Ardrey Kell had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.3 goals) and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They came within a single goal of losing the streak, but they secured a 2-1 W against the Sabres. That's two games straight that Ardrey Kell have won by just one goal.
Mina Agajan and Makayla Rodriguez scored both of Ardrey Kell's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 28 goals.
Ardrey Kell pushed their record up to 14-3-4 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 26 goals over those four games. As for Olympic, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-14-2.
Olympic might still be hurting after the 10-1 loss they got from Ardrey Kell in their previous meeting on April 1st. Can the Trojans avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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