Padua Academy will head out on the road to challenge the Archmere Academy Auks at 3:00 p.m. on Monday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Padua Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Delaware's top teams: Caravel Academy, who was ranked fifth at the time (Padua Academy was ranked fourth). Padua Academy fell just short of Caravel Academy by a score of 2-1 on Wednesday. Padua Academy hasn't had much luck with Caravel Academy recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Meanwhile, Archmere Academy didn't have quite enough to beat Newark Charter School on Friday and fell 2-1. That's two games in a row now that Archmere Academy have lost by just one goal.
Padua Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 6-5-1. As for Archmere Academy, their loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 7-5.
Padua Academy beat Archmere Academy by a goal when the teams last played back in April of 2025, winning 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Padua Academy since the squad 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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