Soccer Recap: Houston Academy Extends Winning Streak to Six

Raiders

Margin (Wins)

02/25/25 vs Ariton	11
03/05/25 vs Barbour County	10
03/03/25 @ Highland Home	10
02/18/25 @ Long	9
03/01/25 @ Andalusia	8

Houston Academy had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.2 goals) and they went ahead and made it six on Wednesday. They never let the Barbour County Jaguars get on the board and left with a 10-0 win. Considering the Raiders have won eight matches by more than two goals this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.

Their offense was hitting Barbour County from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal. Nate Selig led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for four goals all by himself.

Houston Academy pushed their record up to 11-3 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those five games. As for Barbour County, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-3.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Houston Academy will take on Northside Methodist Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Houston Academy knows how to get goals on the board -- the squad has finished with four goals or more in their past six contests -- so hopefully Northside Methodist Academy likes a good challenge. As for Barbour County, they will challenge Pike County at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.