Soccer Preview: Aquinas Academy vs. Carlynton
The Aquinas Academy Crusaders will hit the road for the first time this season to take on the Carlynton Cougars at 8:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams each escaped with close wins against their previous opponents.
If Carlynton heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Aquinas Academy took over last week. Aquinas Academy never let Riverview onto the board and left with a 1-0 win on Tuesday. That's two games straight that the Crusaders have won by just one goal.
Meanwhile, Carlynton sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over Brentwood on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cougars.
Aquinas Academy's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Carlynton, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.
Aquinas Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over Carlynton in their previous matchup back in October of 2019, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Aquinas 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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