Soccer Game Preview: Bradenton Christian vs. Keswick Christian

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02/01/24 - Home	2-1 W
11/07/23 - Home	1-0 W
12/12/22 - Away	1-0 W
01/13/22 - Away	2-1 W
12/13/21 - Home	1-0 W
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Bradenton Christian is 8-2 against Keswick Christian since December of 2014 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Bradenton Christian Panthers will head out on the road to face off against the Keswick Christian Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. Bradenton Christian is looking for their season's first victory.

Bradenton Christian is likely headed into the contest with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Out-of-Door Academy last Thursday. Bradenton Christian took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Out-of-Door Academy. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 559th, while the Thunder are ranked 207th).

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Keswick Christian). Their defense stepped up to hand Lakewood Ranch Preparatory Academy a 5-0 shutout on Thursday. The result was nothing new for the Crusaders, who have now won four games by three goals or more so far this season.

They hit Lakewood Ranch Preparatory Academy with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Caleb Stratis (2), Gavin Brady, Ryan DeOrsey, and Josiah Acosta.

Bradenton Christian's loss dropped their record down to 0-10-1. As for Keswick Christian, their win bumped their record up to 4-5-1.

Bradenton Christian beat Keswick Christian by a goal in their previous matchup back in February, winning 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bradenton Christian since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.