Fayetteville Academy put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Village Christian Academy Knights 2-1. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 40th, while the Knights are ranked 206th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Luiz Gomez and
Jacob Salisbury scored both of Fayetteville Academy's goals, which were season-firsts for both players.
Fayetteville Academy pushed their record up to 9-0 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Village Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 7-5.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Fayetteville Academy will challenge Greenfield at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Greenfield is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.2 goals per game this season. As for Village Christian Academy, their homestand will continue as they prepare to take on Northwood Temple Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Village Christian Academy is facing Northwood Temple Academy at the right time seeing as Northwood Temple Academy is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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