Soccer Game Preview: Gilbert Christian vs. Seton Catholic

The Gilbert Christian Knights will venture away from home to challenge the Seton Catholic Sentinels at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Seton Catholic will be up against a hot Gilbert Christian team: the squad just extended their winning streak to four. Gilbert Christian's defense stepped up to hand Bourgade Catholic a 16-0 shutout on Friday. Caprice Chiuchiolo was a massive factor in the win as she booted in five goals all by herself.

Something new happened on Friday as Mackenzie Henderson saw her first action of the season, playing ten minutes against Bourgade Catholic. Henderson made the most of the opportunity, putting up one assist A few more games like that and she might be seeing even more time going forward.

Meanwhile, Seton Catholic came tearing into Friday's match with eight straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6 goals) and they left with even more momentum. They were the clear victor by a 7-0 margin over the Guardians. Give the Sentinels' defense some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.

Gilbert Christian is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 75 goals over those seven games. As for Seton Catholic, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-2.