The Faith Baptist Christian Academy Crusaders will square off against the Wayne Christian Academy Eagle at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams each escaped with close wins against their previous opponents.
Faith Baptist Christian Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Victory Christian Academy, who was ranked 14th in their home state at the time (Faith Baptist Christian Academy was ranked 11th). The Crusaders skirted past the Soldiers 3-2. Faith Baptist Christian Academy wouldn't have won without Emree Mattingly, who scored the game-winner.
Meanwhile, it may have taken extra minutes to finish the job, but Wayne Christian Academy ultimately got the result they hoped for on Monday. They had just enough and edged out Crossroads Christian Academy 2-1.
Wayne Christian Academy has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 4-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 20 goals over those five contests. As for Faith Baptist Christian Academy, they pushed their record up to 6-2 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Faith Baptist Christian Academy beat Wayne Christian Academy by a goal in their previous matchup back in March, winning 2-1. Will the Crusaders repeat their success, or do the Eagle have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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