The Wilmington Christian Academy Patriots will square off against the Hilltop Christian Chargers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Wilmington Christian Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They never let Cramerton Christian Academy get on the board and left with a 7-0 win. It was an even better day for Natalie Cook as she scored three goals for her team.
Meanwhile, Hilltop Christian hadn't done well against Faith Christian recently (they were 0-7 in their previous seven matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Chargers blew past the Eagles 6-3. The final result isn't all the surprising considering Hilltop Christian's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 139th, while Faith Christian are ranked 294th).
Hilltop Christian is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-3-1 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 26 goals over those nine contests. As for Wilmington Christian Academy, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 15-2-1.
Everything went Wilmington Christian Academy's way against Hilltop Christian in their previous meeting back in April, as Wilmington Christian Academy made off with a 4-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Patriots 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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