Soccer Preview: St. Catherine's vs. Trinity Episcopal
The St. Catherine's Saints will head out on the road to challenge the Trinity Episcopal Titans at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. St. Catherine's will be strutting in after a win while Trinity Episcopal will be coming in after a defeat.
St. Catherine's took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Summit Christian Academy with a sharp 7-1 victory. The high-scoring effort was just what St. Catherine's needed considering they were shutout in their previous match.
Their offense was hitting Summit Christian Academy from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal.
Sophie Schebmehl led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Trinity Episcopal's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell just short of Collegiate by a score of 1-0. While losing is never fun, Trinity Episcopal can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 63rd, while Collegiate is ranked 18th).
St. Catherine's win bumped their record up to 6-9. As for Trinity Episcopal, their loss dropped their record down to 8-5.
St. Catherine's might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Trinity Episcopal in their previous meeting on April 2nd. Can St. Catherine's avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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