Soccer Preview: Collegiate vs. Grace Christian School
After two games on the road, Collegiate is heading back home. They will challenge the Grace Christian School Kings at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Collegiate's last three contests have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Collegiate is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Virginia's top teams: Benedictine, who was ranked eighth in their home state at the time (Collegiate was ranked second). Collegiate won by a goal and slipped past Benedictine 3-2. That's two games straight that the Cougars have won by just one goal.
They hit Benedictine with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Peter Hartmann,
Sameer Sharma, and
Jacob Timmons.
Meanwhile, Grace Christian School and Millwood finished up their match with a 1-1 draw on Tuesday.
Collegiate has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-0-3 record this season. With that draw, Grace Christian School's record moves to 4-11-2.
Everything went Collegiate's way against Grace Christian School in their previous meeting back in August of 2023, as Collegiate made off with a 6-0 victory. Will Collegiate repeat their success, or does Grace Christian School have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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