The Bradford Prep Bears will head out on the road to square off against the Mountain Island Charter Raptors at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Bradford Prep is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last nine games.
Bradford Prep will bounce into Thursday's match after beating Pine Lake Prep, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Bradford Prep never let Pine Lake Prep onto the board and left with a 1-0 win on Wednesday. Even though the Bears got in a bit of trouble with the refs ( Grant Ellis was handed a red card), the team managed to overcome the adversity.
Bradford Prep's one-goal win came courtesy of Ellis, who's now up to nine this season.
Meanwhile, Mountain Island Charter has been on a difficult stretch since their win on September 4. They fell just short of Christ the King by a score of 1-0 on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, the Raptors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 398th, while the Crusaders are ranked 135th).
Bradford Prep's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-2. As for Mountain Island Charter, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-8-3.
Bradford Prep was able to grind out a solid win over Mountain Island Charter in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, winning 3-1. Does Bradford Prep have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mountain Island Charter turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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