The Independence Academy Lions will kick their season off against the LEAD Academy Panthers on Tuesday. Kickoff is scheduled at 5:00 p.m.
LEAD Academy will bounce into Tuesday's game after beating RePublic, who they hadn't topped in seven consecutive meetings. LEAD Academy never let RePublic onto the board and left with a 5-0 victory on Thursday. Considering the Panthers have won three contests by more than two goals this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
The win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 4-4-1. As for Independence Academy, they've got a clean slate. Last year, they finished on the wrong side of .500 (4-8-1), but they'll be hoping to turn things around this year.
Independence Academy suffered a grim 6-1 defeat to LEAD Academy in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Independence Academy was down 3-0.
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