On Friday The Burlington School will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will square off against the Gaston Day Spartans at 4:30 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
If Gaston Day heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when The Burlington School took over last week. The Burlington School came out on top against Cristo Rey Research Triangle by a score of 3-1 on Wednesday. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 153rd, while the Bulls are ranked 477th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Gaston Day won against Gaston Christian two weeks ago with four goals and they decided to stick to that goal total again on Thursday. Gaston Day walked away with a 4-2 victory over Gaston Christian. Ben Horgan was a massive factor in the win as he booted in three goals all by himself.
The Burlington School's win bumped their record up to 11-3-1. As for Gaston Day, they pushed their record up to 11-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road.
The Burlington School suffered a grim 9-0 defeat to Gaston Day when the teams last played back in August of 2023. Can The Burlington School avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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