Soccer Game Preview: Collegiate vs. Saint John Paul the Great Catholic

Cougars

Goals

10/14/25 vs St. Anne's-Belfield	5
10/09/25 @ Benedictine	4
10/07/25 vs Woodberry Forest	1
10/03/25 @ Potomac School	1
09/30/25 vs Christchurch School	1
+ 9 more games

The Collegiate Cougars will venture away from home to square off against the Saint John Paul the Great Catholic Wolves at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Collegiate is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.1 goals per game this season.

Collegiate barely beat St. Anne's-Belfield the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Cougars were the clear victors by a 5-0 margin over the Saints on Tuesday. The win continues a trend for Collegiate in their matchups with St. Anne's-Belfield: they've now won seven in a row.

Collegiate hit St. Anne's-Belfield with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Nasir Diggs-Majied (3), Taha Aluaddin, and Reid Campbell.

Meanwhile, Saint John Paul the Great Catholic faced St. Christopher's in a battle between two of the state's top teams last Tuesday. Wolves fell 3-1 to the Saints. Saint John Paul the Great Catholic's loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.

Collegiate's victory bumped their record up to 10-2-2. As for Saint John Paul the Great Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-4.

Collegiate beat Saint John Paul the Great Catholic 2-0 when the teams last played back in September of 2015. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Cougars since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.