Soccer Preview: Norfolk Academy vs. Peninsula Catholic
Norfolk Academy is 8-0 against Peninsula Catholic since September of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Norfolk Academy Bulldogs will look to defend their home pitch against the Peninsula Catholic Knights at 4:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Norfolk Academy has three straight victories, Peninsula Catholic has nine straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Norfolk Academy's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They blew past Norfolk Christian 8-0.
Meanwhile, Peninsula Catholic and Catholic met for a duel on Friday where Peninsula Catholic had to take the L. Peninsula Catholic came up short against Catholic, falling 14-0. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 66th, while the Crusaders are ranked tenth).
Norfolk Academy's win bumped their record up to 5-7-2. As for Peninsula Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 1-9.
Everything went Norfolk Academy's way against Peninsula Catholic in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as Norfolk Academy made off with a 10-1 victory. Will Norfolk Academy repeat their success, or does Peninsula Catholic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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