The John Paul II Catholic Saints will venture away from home to face off against the Cape Fear Academy Hurricanes at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
John Paul II Catholic's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Arendell Parrott Academy as they made off with a 5-0 win. Given John Paul II Catholic's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 31st, while Arendell Parrott Academy are ranked 308th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
John Paul II Catholic hit Arendell Parrott Academy with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Sebastian Aranda (2), Jeremiah Makoko (2), and Alexis Rivera.
Meanwhile, Cape Fear Academy came tearing into Tuesday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.7 goals), and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Eagles 6-2. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 5-0.
John Paul II Catholic's victory bumped their record up to 17-0-1. As for Cape Fear Academy, their win bumped their record up to 9-5-1.
John Paul II Catholic beat Cape Fear Academy by a goal in their previous meeting two weeks ago, winning 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Saints since the team 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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