Soccer Preview: Catholic vs. Hampton Roads Academy
Catholic hasn't had much luck against Hampton Roads Academy recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Catholic Crusaders will play host again on Monday to welcome the Hampton Roads Academy Navigators, where kickoff is scheduled at 4:30 p.m. Catholic is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.7 goals per game this season.
Catholic is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Virginia's top teams: Walsingham Academy, who was ranked 12th in their home state at the time (Catholic was ranked ninth). Catholic fell 5-3 to Walsingham Academy on Friday. The Crusaders' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
They hit Walsingham Academy with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Jason Preble,
Ethan De Guia, and
Connor Cassani.
Meanwhile, Hampton Roads Academy kept a clean sheet against StoneBridge on Friday. They blew past the Cavaliers 3-0. The win was some much needed relief for the Navigators as it spelled an end to their four-game losing streak.
Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 11-5-1. As for Hampton Roads Academy, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-7-2.
Catholic was able to grind out a solid win over Hampton Roads Academy in their previous matchup last Thursday, winning 2-0. Does Catholic have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hampton Roads Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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