The O'Neal Falcons will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Village Christian Academy Knights at 5:30 p.m. Both teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Last Tuesday, O'Neal kept a clean sheet against Northwood Temple Academy. Everything went their way against the Eagles as they made off with a 9-0 victory. O'Neal might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won five games by three goals or more this season.
Meanwhile, Village Christian Academy entered their tilt with Berean Baptist Academy with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They put the hurt on the Bulldogs with a sharp 7-2 win on Tuesday. Given Village Christian Academy's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 219th, while Berean Baptist Academy is ranked 460th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
O'Neal's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-1. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 32 goals over those five matches. As for Village Christian Academy, their win bumped their record up to 6-4.
O'Neal beat Village Christian Academy 2-0 when the teams last played back in March. The rematch might be a little tougher for O'Neal 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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