Durham Academy is 10-0 against Cary Academy since October of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Durham Academy Cavaliers will venture away from home to take on the Cary Academy Chargers at 4:30 p.m. Durham Academy is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
On Friday, Durham Academy needed a bit of extra time to put away Ravenscroft. They beat the Ravens by a goal, winning 2-1. Given the Cavaliers' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 67th, while the Ravens are ranked 263rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Garrett Zhou and
Gavin Lamb scored both of Durham Academy's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 15 goals.
Meanwhile, Cary Academy had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.8 goals) and they went ahead and made it six on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Knights a 5-0 shutout. Considering the Chargers have won seven matches by more than two goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Durham Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5-2 record this season. As for Cary Academy, their win bumped their record up to 9-3-1.
Durham Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against Cary Academy in their previous matchup back in September, sneaking past 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Durham Academy 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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