Soccer Recap: St. Joseph's Catholic picks up fifth straight win at home

By Team Reports Apr 4, 2024, 8:00pm

Soccer Recap: St. Joseph's Catholic vs. Christ Church Episcopal

St. Joseph's Catholic entered their tilt with Christ Church Episcopal with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. Their defense stepped up to hand the Christ Church Episcopal Cavaliers a 3-0 shutout on Thursday. Considering St. Joseph's Catholic has won five matches by more than two goals this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

They were led to victory by the tag-team duo of Jonny Bunecke and Patrick Kucaba, who scored all three of St. Joseph's Catholic's goals. The pair have combined for a total of 11 so far this season.

St. Joseph's Catholic's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-1. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 24 goals over those five games. As for Christ Church Episcopal, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-2-1.

St. Joseph's Catholic will head out on the road to take on Gray Collegiate Academy at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few goals on average, (Gray Collegiate Academy: 0.3, St. Joseph's Catholic: 0.2) so any goals scored will be well earned. As for Christ Church Episcopal, they will look to defend their home pitch on Tuesday against Daniel at 7:00 p.m. Daniel knows how to get goals on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy goal totals in its past four contests -- so hopefully Christ Church Episcopal likes a good challenge.

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