Soccer Game Preview: Christ School on Home-Turf

By Team Reports Sep 11, 2024, 2:09am

Soccer Preview: Christ School vs. Rabun Gap-Nacoochee

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Christ School is 0-10 against Rabun Gap-Nacoochee since October of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Christ School Greenies will host the Rabun Gap-Nacoochee Eagles at 6:00 p.m. After both made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Thursday.

Rabun Gap-Nacoochee is hoping to do what East Henderson couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Christ School's winning streak, which now stands at five games. Christ School never let East Henderson onto the board and left with a 9-0 win. Give the Greenies' defense some credit: that's the team's fifth straight shutout.

Their offense was hitting East Henderson from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal. Declan Szostczuk led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for four goals all by himself.

Meanwhile, Rabun Gap-Nacoochee hasn't lost a match since August 15th, a trend which continued in their latest game on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 7-0 margin over Asheville School (Independent). The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven contests by three goals or more this season.

Christ School pushed their record up to 6-1 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Rabun Gap-Nacoochee, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2-1 record this season.

Christ School might still be hurting after the 5-0 defeat they got from Rabun Gap-Nacoochee in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Will Christ School have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more soccer content.

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