Soccer Recap: Atlantic Christian Comes Up Short

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Atlantic Christian can now relate to. They lost 4-0 to The Pilgrim Academy on Friday. While losing is never fun, Atlantic Christian can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey soccer rankings (they are ranked 269th, while The Pilgrim Academy are ranked 116th).

Atlantic Christian has also traveled a rocky road recently, having lost four of their last five contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 9-10-1 record this season. As for The Pilgrim Academy, the win (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 16-4.

Atlantic Christian wasted no time getting back out on the pitch and has already played their next matchup, a 4-0 defeat against King's Christian on the 1st. As for The Pilgrim Academy, they have also already played their next match, a 4-1 victory against Gloucester County Christian on the 1st.