The Coastal Christian Centurions will head out on the road to face off against the Wayne Christian Eagles at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Coastal Christian will be strutting in after a win while Wayne Christian will be coming in after a loss.
Coastal Christian will bounce into Thursday's match after beating Swansboro, who they had gone 0-5 against in their five prior meetings. The Centurions blew past the Pirates 4-0 last Tuesday. Considering Coastal Christian have won ten matchups by more than two goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Wayne Christian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They lost 6-2 to Cape Fear Academy. While losing is never fun, Wayne Christian can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 378th, while Cape Fear Academy are ranked 67th).
Coastal Christian is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up four goals over those ten matches. As for Wayne Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 2-10-2.
Coastal Christian took their win against Wayne Christian when the teams last played two weeks ago by a conclusive 4-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Centurions since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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