The Fayetteville Academy Eagles will square off against the Greenfield Knights at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Fayetteville Academy is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Last Thursday, Fayetteville Academy had just enough and edged Village Christian Academy out 2-1. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 40th, while the Knights are ranked 206th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Luiz Gomez and
Jacob Salisbury scored both of Fayetteville Academy's goals, which were season-firsts for both players.
Meanwhile, on TuesdayJacksonville Christian Academy kept up with Greenfield until halftime, but afterwards: not so much. Greenfield's defense stepped up to hand Jacksonville Christian Academy a 3-0 shutout. Considering the Knights have won seven matchups by more than two goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Fayetteville Academy pushed their record up to 9-0 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Greenfield, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3-1 record this season.
Fayetteville Academy took their victory against Greenfield when the teams last played back in August of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Does Fayetteville Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Greenfield turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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