The Jacksonville Christian Academy Conquerors will take on the Community Christian Cyclones at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams each escaped with close wins against their previous opponents.
If Community Christian heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Jacksonville Christian Academy took over last week. Jacksonville Christian Academy narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Rock Church 2-1. The win was all the more spectacular given the Conquerors 's disadvantage in MaxPreps' soccer rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 395th in North Carolina, while the Lions are ranked 162nd in Virginia).
Brady Rice and
Pacey Rice scored both of Jacksonville Christian Academy's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 20 goals.
Meanwhile, Community Christian entered their tilt with New Bern Christian Academy two weeks ago with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They beat New Bern Christian Academy by a goal, winning 2-1. That's two games straight that the Cyclones have won by just one goal.
Jacksonville Christian Academy's victory bumped their record up to 6-10-2. As for Community Christian, their win bumped their record up to 6-2.
Jacksonville Christian Academy beat Community Christian 4-2 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Jacksonville Christian Academy since the team 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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