Soccer Preview: Catholic vs. Hampton Roads Academy
Catholic is 7-2 against Hampton Roads Academy since May of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Catholic Crusaders will be playing in front of their home fans against the Hampton Roads Academy Navigators at 4:00 p.m. Catholic is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.5 goals per game this season.
Catholic's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They came out on top against Nansemond-Suffolk Academy by a score of 2-0. Given Catholic's advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 74th, while Nansemond-Suffolk Academy is ranked 224th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lindy Domark and
Ella Barnes scored both of Catholic's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 16 goals.
Meanwhile, Hampton Roads Academy came up short against Atlantic Shores Christian on Thursday and fell 3-1. That's two games in a row now that Hampton Roads Academy has lost by exactly two goals.
Catholic has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5-2 record this season. As for Hampton Roads Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-6-1.
Catholic beat Hampton Roads Academy by a goal when the teams last played last Thursday, winning 3-2. Will Catholic repeat their success, or does Hampton Roads Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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