Soccer Game Preview: Christ the King vs. Bradford Prep

By Team Reports Oct 11, 2024, 12:19am

Soccer Preview: Christ the King vs. Bradford Prep

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Christ the King has been away from home for five games now, but on Monday they'll finally make their return. They will host the Bradford Prep Bears at 7:00 p.m. The two teams each escaped with close wins against their previous opponents.

Christ the King's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They beat Mountain Island Charter by a goal, winning 1-0. Given the Crusaders' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 140th, while the Raptors are ranked 375th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Christ the King's one-goal win came courtesy of Tyler Douglass, who's now up to four this season.

Meanwhile, Bradford Prep entered their tilt with Mountain Island Charter on Thursday with nine consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with ten. They skirted past the Raptors 2-1. That's two games straight that the Bears have won by just one goal.

Christ the King is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 8-5 record this season. As for Bradford Prep, their win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-2.

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