Burlington Christian Academy is 7-0-1 against The Burlington School since March of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Burlington Christian Academy Royals are on the road again to play The Burlington School Spartans at 4:30 p.m. Burlington Christian Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 5 goals per game this season.
Last Tuesday, Burlington Christian Academy had just enough and edged Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill out 3-2. Given Burlington Christian Academy's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 158th, while Trinity of Durham and Chapel Hill is ranked 330th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Bailey Cook and
Adalynn House scored all three of Burlington Christian Academy's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 53 goals.
Meanwhile, The Burlington School had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6 goals), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by an 8-1 margin over the Grizzlies. With The Burlington School ahead 4-1 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Burlington Christian Academy's victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-4. As for The Burlington School, their win bumped their record up to 4-7.
Burlington Christian Academy took their victory against The Burlington School when the teams last played back in March by a conclusive 8-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Burlington Christian 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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