Soccer Preview: Saint John Paul the Great Catholic vs. St. Christopher's
Saint John Paul the Great Catholic hasn't had much luck against St. Christopher recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Saint John Paul the Great Catholic Wolves will challenge the St. Christopher's Saints at 3:00 p.m.
Saint John Paul the Great Catholic is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Virginia's top teams: St. Anne's-Belfield, who was ranked 17th in their home state at the time (Saint John Paul the Great Catholic was ranked tenth). Both finished up on equal footing with a 2-2 draw last Tuesday. The result (or lack thereof) marked Wolves' first draw of the season.
Massimo Velez and
August Welsh scored both of Saint John Paul the Great Catholic's goals, bringing their combined season tally to four goals.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 1-1 at halftime, St. Christopher's was not quite Collegiate's equal in the second half on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Cougars by a score of 2-1. The Saints haven't had much luck with the Cougars recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
With that draw, Saint John Paul the Great Catholic's record moves to 2-1-1. As for St. Christopher's, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2-1.
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