The Independence Academy Lions will head out on the road to challenge the Stem Preparatory Academy Chargers at 11:00 a.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Independence Academy sitting on five straight wins and Stem Preparatory Academy on three.
Independence Academy's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over Gatlinburg-Pittman.
Tristan Ramirez Moreno was the driving force of Independence Academy's attack as he scored both of Independence Academy's goals, bringing his season total up to 36 goals.
Meanwhile, two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Stem Preparatory Academy walked away with it. While the 2-2 score might suggest a draw, it was the Chargers who were credited with the win on Wednesday. Stem Preparatory Academy got it done in the shootout by posting four goals to Madison's one. Two seems to be a good number for Stem Preparatory Academy as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of goals in their previous game.
Stem Preparatory Academy's win bumped their record up to 16-4-1. As for Independence Academy, they pushed their record up to 20-2 with the victory, which was their 11th straight on the road.
Independence Academy skirted past Stem Preparatory Academy 2-1 in their previous meeting last Thursday. Do the Lions have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Chargers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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