The St. Thomas More Academy Chancellors will venture away from home to face off against the Neuse Christian Academy Lions at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. St. Thomas More Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.2 goals per game this season.
St. Thomas More Academy had to skate by with only a one-goal margin when they last took the pitch, which might have inspired the nine-goal drubbing they dealt American Leadership Academy-Johnston on Wednesday. The Chancellors were the clear victors by a 9-0 margin over the Patriots. It was an even better day for Maire Kelly as she scored three goals for her team.
Meanwhile, Neuse Christian Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch two weeks ago as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They lost 8-0 to Thales Academy Apex. While losing is never fun, Neuse Christian Academy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 453rd, while Thales Academy Apex are ranked 139th).
St. Thomas More Academy has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-5-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 18 goals over those four games. As for Neuse Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8.
Everything went St. Thomas More Academy's way against Neuse Christian Academy when the teams last played back in March, as St. Thomas More Academy made off with a 7-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Chancellors 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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