The Covenant Day Lions will venture away from home to challenge the Cannon Cougars at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Covenant Day is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of North Carolina's top teams: Charlotte Latin, who was ranked second at the time (Covenant Day was ranked 14th). While the 0-0 score might suggest a draw, it was the Hawks who were credited with the victory on Thursday. Charlotte Latin got it done in the shootout by posting four goals to Covenant Day's two.
Cannon is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Thursday. They fell 3-1 to Providence Day. The matchup was a 0-0 toss-up at halftime, but Cannon couldn't quite close it out.
Covenant Day's defeat dropped their record down to 10-4-2. As for Cannon, their loss dropped their record down to 6-8-2.
Everything went Covenant Day's way against Cannon in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, as Covenant Day made off with a 4-0 win. Will the Lions repeat their success, or do the Cougars have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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