Soccer Preview: Gloucester County Christian vs. The Pilgrim Academy
Gloucester County Christian is 1-9 against The Pilgrim Academy since November of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Gloucester County Christian Conquerors will take on The Pilgrim Academy Pioneers at 4:15 p.m. Gloucester County Christian will be looking to extend their current nine-game winning streak.
Gloucester County Christian will bounce into Monday's matchup after beating Atlantic Christian, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Gloucester County Christian walked away with a 3-1 win over Atlantic Christian on Friday. Given the Conquerors' advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey soccer rankings (they are ranked 140th, while the Cougars are ranked 290th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
James Karki and
Owen Macauley scored all three of Gloucester County Christian's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 15 goals.
Meanwhile, The Pilgrim Academy kept a clean sheet against King's Christian on Thursday. They came out on top against the Knights by a score of 2-0. That's two games straight that the Pioneers have won by exactly two goals.
Gloucester County Christian's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-3. As for The Pilgrim Academy, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4-1 record this season.
Gloucester County Christian came out on top in a nail-biter against The Pilgrim Academy in their previous matchup last Tuesday, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Gloucester County Christian since the squad 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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