The Hilltop Christian Chargers will venture away from home to square off against the Wilmington Christian Academy Patriots at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Hilltop Christian managed to slip by Southside Christian the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. The Chargers lost 5-2 to the Warriors on Tuesday. Hilltop Christian's loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Madison Blaesing and Anna Matthews scored both of Hilltop Christian's goals, bringing their combined season tally to eight goals.
Meanwhile, Wilmington Christian Academy had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.6 goals) and they went ahead and made it eight on Tuesday. They walked away with a 4-2 win over the Cardinals. Given Wilmington Christian Academy's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 83rd, while Southeastern HomeSchool are ranked 253rd) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Wilmington Christian Academy pushed their record up to 11-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 21 goals over those six matchups. As for Hilltop Christian, their defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 7-3-1.
Hilltop Christian might still be hurting after the 4-0 loss they got from Wilmington Christian Academy in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can the Chargers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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