Soccer Preview: Archbishop McNicholas vs. Turpin
On Saturday Archbishop McNicholas will have to hit the road after four straight games at home. They will venture away from home to face off against the Turpin Spartans at 3:00 p.m. Archbishop McNicholas will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more goals each match than the last.
Archbishop McNicholas is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. They never let Bishop Fenwick onto the board and left with a 5-0 victory on Tuesday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Meanwhile, Turpin entered their tilt with Loveland on Thursday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top against the Tigers by a score of 2-0. The Spartans' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three games.
Paxton Burns and
Caleb Malone scored both of Turpin's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 13 goals.
Archbishop McNicholas' victory bumped their record up to 5-6-1. As for Turpin, their win bumped their record up to 7-2-2.
Archbishop McNicholas skirted past Turpin 1-0 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Archbishop McNicholas since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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