Soccer Preview: Northside Christian Academy vs. Cardinal Newman
Northside Christian Academy is 0-3 against Cardinal Newman since April of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Northside Christian Academy Crusaders will head out on the road to take on the Cardinal Newman Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. Northside Christian Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 2.9 goals per game this season.
Northside Christian Academy's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They had just enough and edged Augusta Christian out 1-0. Northside Christian Academy wouldn't have won without Kelsey Wiggins, who scored the game-winner.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Cardinal Newman's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 4-1 walloping at the hands of Dreher. The game was over by the end of the first half, with no goals scored by either team from that point forward.
Northside Christian Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 5-4-2 record this season. As for Cardinal Newman, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-4.
Northside Christian Academy suffered a grim 4-1 defeat to Cardinal Newman in their previous matchup back in February. Can Northside Christian Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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