Soccer Preview: Catholic vs. Walsingham Academy
The Catholic Crusaders and the Walsingham Academy Trojans are set to duel on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Walsingham Academy is hoping to do what Norfolk Christian couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Catholic's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Everything went Catholic's way against Norfolk Christian as Catholic made off with an 8-1 win. With the Crusaders ahead 7-0 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Their offense was hitting Norfolk Christian from everywhere, as seven different players booted in a goal.
Jason Preble led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, Walsingham Academy hadn't done well against Steward recently (they were 1-7-1 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Walsingham Academy was the clear victor by a 5-1 margin over Steward. Winning may never get old, but the Trojans sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Catholic has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4-1 record this season. As for Walsingham Academy, their victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-3-1.
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