The Thales Academy Apex Titans will square off against the American Leadership Academy-Johnston Patriots at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Thales Academy Apex's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill on Tuesday. They came up short against the Lion, falling 3-0. While losing is never fun, the Titans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 362nd, while the Lion are ranked 156th).
Meanwhile, American Leadership Academy-Johnston can finally bid farewell to their seven-game losing streak thanks to their game on Monday. They put the hurt on Varsity Opponent with a sharp 5-2 victory. It was an even better day for Mikael Shipman as he scored three goals for his team.
Thales Academy Apex dropped their record down to 6-8-1 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for American Leadership Academy-Johnston, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-11-1.
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