Soccer Preview: Cumberland Christian vs. Gloucester County Christian
The Cumberland Christian Crusaders will challenge the Gloucester County Christian Conquerors at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Cumberland Christian has struggled recently with four losses in a row, while Gloucester County Christian will arrive with three straight wins.
Cumberland Christian is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. They came up short against King's Christian on Tuesday, falling 8-1. While losing is never fun, the Crusaders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey soccer rankings (they are ranked 373rd, while the Knights are ranked 173rd).
Meanwhile, Gloucester County Christian kept a clean sheet against Atlantic Christian on Tuesday. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over the Cougars. Give the Conquerors' defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
James Karki was the driving force of Gloucester County Christian's attack as he scored both of Gloucester County Christian's goals, bringing his season total up to eight goals.
Cumberland Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Gloucester County Christian, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-3.
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