The Ravenscroft Ravens will take on the Grace Christian Crusaders at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Ravenscroft is coming into the matchup on a four-game losing streak.
Ravenscroft fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Durham Academy on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Cavaliers by a score of 3-2. While losing is never fun, Ravenscroft can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 251st, while Durham Academy are ranked 71st).
Kate Shuey and Lexi Davis scored both of Ravenscroft's goals, bringing their combined season tally to three goals.
Meanwhile, Grace Christian kept a clean sheet against Village Christian Academy on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Knights with a sharp 5-0 win. Grace Christian might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by five goals or more this season.
Grace Christian was without their leading scorer, Piper Hicks, in Thursday's matchup. With Hicks sidelined, the Crusaders had to make some big changes to the lineup. Three players got more time on the pitch than they're used to: Adilyn Bertran (40), Olivia Kennedy (40), and Nina Lamendola (40). The trio had averaged 17.5, 19, and 17.1 minutes respectively before Thursday's contest.
The victory got Grace Christian back to even at 4-4. As for Ravenscroft, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-8-1.
Ravenscroft took their win against Grace Christian in their previous meeting back in March of 2023 by a conclusive 6-0 score. Do the Ravens have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Crusaders turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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