Soccer Preview: Leesville Road vs. Cardinal Gibbons
The Leesville Road Pride will head out on the road to challenge the Cardinal Gibbons Crusaders at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in North Carolina (Leesville Road is ranked 25th, while Cardinal Gibbons is ranked 11th).
Leesville Road is headed into Monday's following a draw, the team's first since February 29. Neither they nor Broughton could gain the upper hand on Thursday so the two teams had to settle for a 2-2 draw.
Meanwhile, Cardinal Gibbons came tearing into Thursday's contest with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.3 goals) and they left with even more momentum. They were the clear victor by a 6-0 margin over the Eagles. Considering Cardinal Gibbons has won nine matches by more than two goals this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Their offense was hitting Enloe from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Katie Jurgens led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
With that draw, Leesville Road's record moves to 10-3-4. As for Cardinal Gibbons, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3-2 record this season.
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