Soccer Preview: Grace Christian vs. Houston
Grace Christian has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the Houston Hawks at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Grace Christian's favor is that they have posted big goal totals in their last three contests.
Grace Christian is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: Redington, who was ranked 24th in their home state at the time (Grace Christian was ranked 17th). Grace Christian put the hurt on Redington with a sharp 5-0 win on Monday. Grace Christian's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three games.
They hit Redington with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Camila Bost (2),
Abigail Clark (2), and
Jaden Helton.
Meanwhile, Houston had to endure a six-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over Nikiski on Saturday.
Grace Christian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 5-9-2 record this season. As for Houston, their win bumped their record up to 3-8-1.
Grace Christian was able to grind out a solid victory over Houston in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, winning 4-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Grace Christian since the squad 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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