The American Leadership Academy-Johnston Patriots will be playing in front of their home fans against the Ascend Leadership Aviators at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
American Leadership Academy-Johnston fell victim to Northwood Temple Academy's stalwart defense on Friday and couldn't make it onto the board. They fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 1-0. While losing is never fun, American Leadership Academy-Johnston can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 255th, while Northwood Temple Academy is ranked 96th).
Meanwhile, Ascend Leadership's game last Monday was all tied up 1-1 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over Varsity Opponent. The victory was just what Ascend Leadership needed coming off of a 5-2 loss in their prior game.
Grace Mehall was the driving force of Ascend Leadership's attack as she scored both of Ascend Leadership's goals. With that big game she's now up to two goals this season.
This is the second loss in a row for American Leadership Academy-Johnston and nudges their season record down to 1-3. As for Ascend Leadership, their win bumped their record up to 1-2.
Everything went American Leadership Academy-Johnston's way against Ascend Leadership when the teams last played two weeks ago as American Leadership Academy-Johnston made off with a 5-2 victory. Will American Leadership Academy-Johnston repeat their success, or does Ascend Leadership have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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