Soccer Game Preview: Cardinal Newman vs. Northside Christian Academy

By Team Reports Apr 24, 2024, 3:54am

Soccer Preview: Cardinal Newman vs. Northside Christian Academy

Cardinal Newman is 3-0 against Northside Christian Academy since April of 2022, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Cardinal Newman Cardinals will be playing at home against the Northside Christian Academy Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many goals in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.

Cardinal Newman is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Dreher just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell victim to a tough 4-1 loss at the hands of the Blue Devils. The game was over by the end of the first half, with no goals scored by either team from that point forward.

Cardinal Newman's goal came courtesy of Lila Kaminski, who's now up to nine this season.

Meanwhile, Northside Christian Academy kept a clean sheet against Augusta Christian on Thursday. They skirted past the Lions 1-0. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but Northside Christian Academy was the better team in the second half.

Cardinal Newman's defeat dropped their record down to 7-4. As for Northside Christian Academy, they now have a winning record of 5-4-2.

Everything went Cardinal Newman's way against Northside Christian Academy when the teams last played back in February as Cardinal Newman made off with a 4-1 win. Will Cardinal Newman repeat their success, or does Northside Christian Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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