The Oxford Prep Griffins will head out to take on the Eno River Academy Bobcats at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Oxford Prep came into their game on Thursday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 6-0 to Excelsior Classical Academy. While losing is never fun, Oxford Prep can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 319th, while Excelsior Classical Academy are ranked 95th).
Eno River Academy had taken Woods Charter down for four straight games at home, but that winning streak came to an end last Wednesday. The Bobcats fell just short of Wolves by a score of 1-0. Eno River Academy have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back matches.
Eno River Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 3-13. As for Oxford Prep, their loss dropped their record down to 10-6-2.
Oxford Prep beat Eno River Academy 2-0 in their previous meeting back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Griffins 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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