Soccer Preview: Oakcrest vs. Trinity Christian
Oakcrest has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Trinity Christian Gryphons at 4:45 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Oakcrest's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They came out on top against Seton by a score of 2-0. Given Oakcrest's advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked third, while Seton is ranked 177th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Claudia Mahoubi and
Caroline Millard scored both of Oakcrest's goals, bringing their combined season tally to seven goals.
Meanwhile, Trinity Christian put another one in the bag on Wednesday to keep their perfect season alive. They were the clear victor by a 5-2 margin over Saint John Paul the Great Catholic. Trinity Christian might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 11 games by three goals or more this season.
Oakcrest's win bumped their record up to 7-2-3. As for Trinity Christian, their victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-0.
Oakcrest came up short against Trinity Christian in their previous matchup last Tuesday, falling 2-0. Can Oakcrest avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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