Soccer Preview: Christ the King vs. Piedmont Community Charter
Christ the King has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Piedmont Community Charter Patriots at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Christ the King is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They never let Corvian Community onto the board and left with a 5-0 victory. The score was close at the half, but the Crusaders pulled away in the second half with four goals.
They hit Corvian Community with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Jaren Martinez (2),
Dominic Mascioli,
Kevin Bonilla, and
Lucas DeVente.
Meanwhile, Piedmont Community Charter had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.5 goals) and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They put the hurt on the Yellowjackets with a sharp 9-0 win. Give the Patriots' defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Christ the King has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 26 goals over those nine contests. As for Piedmont Community Charter, they pushed their record up to 13-4-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
Christ the King beat Piedmont Community Charter by a goal in their previous matchup back in September, winning 5-4. Will Christ the King repeat their success, or does Piedmont Community Charter have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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