Soccer Preview: Monsignor Donovan Catholic vs. Westminster Christian Academy
Monsignor Donovan Catholic is 1-8 against Westminster Christian Academy since March of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Monsignor Donovan Catholic Rams will head out on the road to challenge the Westminster Christian Academy Lions at 7:00 p.m. Monsignor Donovan Catholic will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Georgia Rankings (they are ranked 433rd, while Westminster Christian Academy is ranked 177th).
Monsignor Donovan Catholic is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to six goals on Wednesday, they were much more limited against Augusta Prep Day on Friday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 4-0 walloping at the hands of the Cavaliers.
Meanwhile, Westminster Christian Academy had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.3 goals), and they went ahead and made it seven on Friday. Everything went their way against the Gators as they made off with an 11-1 win. Considering Westminster Christian Academy has won 11 matches by more than three goals this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Their offense was hitting Gatewood from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
John Donatelli led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for four goals all by himself.
Monsignor Donovan Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Westminster Christian Academy, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-2.
Monsignor Donovan Catholic suffered a grim 8-0 defeat to Westminster Christian Academy in their previous matchup last Friday. Can Monsignor Donovan Catholic avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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