Soccer Preview: Cardinal Gibbons vs. Athens Drive
The Cardinal Gibbons Crusaders will be playing in front of their home fans against the Athens Drive Jaguars at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Cardinal Gibbons will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Cardinal Gibbons' defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They came out on top against Broughton by a score of 2-0. Given Cardinal Gibbons' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 16th, while Broughton is ranked 197th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Cardinal Gibbons was led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Hailey Cuomo and
Charlotte Fusco, who scored both of Cardinal Gibbons' goals. The pair have combined for a total of ten so far this season.
Meanwhile, Athens Drive fell victim to Leesville Road and their airtight defense on Monday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Pride. Athens Drive has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Cardinal Gibbons is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a massive bump to their 9-3-2 record this season. As for Athens Drive, their loss dropped their record down to 7-5-3.
Everything went Cardinal Gibbons' way against Athens Drive in their previous meeting on April 8th as Cardinal Gibbons made off with a 3-0 win. Will Cardinal Gibbons repeat their success, or does Athens Drive have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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