Soccer Preview: Buckingham Charter vs. Sacramento Country Day
The Buckingham Charter Knights will head out on the road to challenge the Sacramento Country Day Cavaliers at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Buckingham Charter has three straight wins, Sacramento Country Day has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Buckingham Charter is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of California's top teams: Western Sierra Collegiate Academy, who was ranked 11th in their home state at the time (Buckingham Charter was ranked 15th). While the 0-0 score might suggest a draw, it was Buckingham Charter who was credited with the victory. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but they were the better team in the second half.
Sacramento Country Day's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Cristo Rey on Tuesday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 8-0 walloping at the hands of the Saints.
Buckingham Charter's win bumped their record up to 4-5-1. As for Sacramento Country Day, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
Buckingham Charter beat Sacramento Country Day by a goal in their previous matchup last Tuesday, winning 4-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Buckingham Charter since the team 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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