Soccer Game Preview: John Paul II vs. New Braunfels Christian Academy

The John Paul II Guardians are taking a road trip to challenge the New Braunfels Christian Academy Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. John Paul II has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with five straight losses, while New Braunfels Christian Academy will come in with five straight wins.

John Paul II is likely headed into the match with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against New Braunfels Christian Academy last Thursday. John Paul II fell 3-1 to New Braunfels Christian Academy. While losing is never fun, the Guardians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 625th, while the Wildcats are ranked 302nd).

New Braunfels Christian Academy pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 24 goals over those four contests. As for John Paul II, the defeat was their first at home , dropping their record down to 2-7.