The Southland Christian FLAMES will head out on the road to face off against Eastland Christian Gray at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Southland Christian has six straight wins, Eastland Christian Gray has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Tuesday, Southland Christian faced Central Pointe Christian Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Southland Christian blew past Central Pointe Christian Academy 5-1. Five seems to be a good number for Southland Christian as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of goals in their previous game.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 1-1 at halftime, Eastland Christian Gray was not quite Eastland Christian's equal in the second half on Friday. They suffered a tough 5-1 defeat at the hands of the Hurricanes.
Southland Christian pushed their record up to 7-0-1 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 27 goals over those four matches. As for Eastland Christian Gray, their loss dropped their record down to 3-8.
Southland Christian took their victory against Eastland Christian Gray when the teams last played back in March by a conclusive 9-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Southland Christian since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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