The Excelsior Classical Academy Flying Lions will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Henderson Collegiate Pride at 3:45 p.m. Excelsior Classical Academy will be strutting in after a win while Henderson Collegiate will be coming in after a loss.
Excelsior Classical Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. They walked away with a 7-5 victory over Vance Charter on Wednesday. Given the Flying Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 116th, while the Knights are ranked 252nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Henderson Collegiate was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Voyager. One reason for the loss might be the Pride's aggressive play style: Leonardo Soler and Cristian Escuita were both handed yellow cards.
Henderson Collegiate's goal came courtesy of
Ronal Guzman, who's now up to seven this season.
Excelsior Classical Academy pushed their record up to 10-0-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for Henderson Collegiate, their loss dropped their record down to 10-9-2.
Everything went Excelsior Classical Academy's way against Henderson Collegiate in their previous meeting back in September, as Excelsior Classical Academy made off with a 4-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Excelsior Classical Academy 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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