The Polk Christian Prep Stars will look to take advantage of their home pitch for the first time this season as they take on the Life Christian Academy Lions at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Polk Christian Prep will be strutting in after a victory while Life Christian Academy will be coming in after a loss.
Polk Christian Prep is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Florida's top teams: Florida College Academy, who was ranked ninth at the time (Polk Christian Prep was ranked sixth). The Stars had just enough and edged out the Falcons 4-3 on Friday. Jilacey Alvarado was a massive factor in the win as she booted in three goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, Life Christian Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They were a single goal away from ending the streak, but they lost a 2-1 heartbreaker at the hands of Riverbend Academy.
The win made it two in a row for Polk Christian Prep and bumps their season record up to 3-2. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored ten goals over those two matchups. As for Life Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Polk Christian Prep took their win against Life Christian Academy when the teams last played back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 7-1 score. Will the Stars repeat their success, or do the Lions have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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