The Cape Fear Academy Hurricanes will head out on the road to take on the Greenfield Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Cape Fear Academy stacked a sixth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. Their defense stepped up to hand West Brunswick a 3-0 shutout. Given Cape Fear Academy's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 32nd, while West Brunswick is ranked 210th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Cape Fear Academy hit West Brunswick with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Milly Kelley,
Georgie Mcgrath, and
Priya Belle.
Meanwhile, Greenfield scored the most goals they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 9-0 margin over Arendell Parrott Academy. The win made it back-to-back victories for Greenfield.
The victory (which was Cape Fear Academy's third in a row) raised their record to 9-1. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 15 goals over those three games. As for Greenfield, the win got them back to even at 3-3.
Cape Fear Academy beat Greenfield by a goal in their previous matchup back in March of 2023, winning 4-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cape Fear Academy since the squad 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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