The Evangel Christian Lightning will head out on the road to square off against Varsity Opponent at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Neither Evangel Christian nor Varsity Opponent posted many goals in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Last Thursday, Evangel Christian kept a clean sheet against Ezekiel Academy. They had just enough and edged the Knights out 1-0. Evangel Christian wouldn't have won without Noah Turner, who scored the game-winner.
Meanwhile, Varsity Opponent was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell just short of Freedom Prep Academy by a score of 1-0. That's two games in a row now that Varsity Opponent has lost by exactly one goal.
The victory made it two in a row for Evangel Christian and bumps their season record up to 2-1-1. As for Varsity Opponent, their loss dropped their record down to 7-6-1.
Evangel Christian took their win against Varsity Opponent in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 5-2. Does Evangel Christian have another victory up their sleeve, or will Varsity Opponent turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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