The Caldwell Academy Eagles will take on the Burlington Christian Academy Royals in a tournament on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Having struggled with four defeats in a row, Caldwell Academy turned things around against Westchester Country Day last Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Wildcats an 8-0 shutout. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for Caldwell Academy considering their one-goal performance the match before.
Their offense was hitting Westchester Country Day from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal. Deirdre Derengowski led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, Burlington Christian Academy won against Carolina Friends on Tuesday with nine goals and they decided to stick to that goal total again on Thursday. Everything went the Royals' way against Hickory Christian Academy as they made off with a 9-0 win. That's two games straight that Burlington Christian Academy have won by exactly nine goals.
The victory made it two in a row for Burlington Christian Academy and bumps their season record up to 18-3. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those two contests. As for Caldwell Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 10-4.
Everything went Caldwell Academy's way against Burlington Christian Academy when the teams last played back in March of 2023, as Caldwell Academy made off with a 5-2 win. Do the Eagles have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Royals turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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