Soccer Preview: Cardinal Gibbons vs. Athens Drive
The Cardinal Gibbons Crusaders will head out to square off against the Athens Drive Jaguars at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Cardinal Gibbons will be strutting in after a victory while Athens Drive will be coming in after a loss.
Cardinal Gibbons' defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They came out on top against Broughton by a score of 2-0. The win was all the more spectacular given the Crusaders' disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 96th, while the Capitals are ranked 17th).
Meanwhile, Athens Drive was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They came up short against Leesville Road, falling 3-0. That's two games in a row now that the Jaguars have lost by exactly three goals.
Cardinal Gibbons' victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-9-2. As for Athens Drive, their loss dropped their record down to 5-11-1.
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