Soccer Preview: Grace Christian vs. O'Neal
The Grace Christian Crusaders are on the road again on Friday to play the O'Neal Falcons at 5:15 p.m.
Grace Christian is coming into the game fresh off a high-scoring shootout with Greensboro Day School that saw the pair combine for 13 shots on goal. Grace Christian lost 6-0 to Greensboro Day School on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Crusaders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 196th, while the Bengals are ranked 38th).
Meanwhile, O'Neal waltzed into their matchup on Monday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Patriots.
Grace Christian's defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 4-4. As for O'Neal, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 6-4 record this season.
Grace Christian skirted past O'Neal 2-1 in their previous matchup back in August of 2021. The rematch might be a little tougher for Grace Christian 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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