The Cardinal Newman Cardinals will venture away from home to square off against the Oceanside Collegiate Academy Landsharks at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
Cardinal Newman is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Carolina's top teams: James Island, who was ranked 11th at the time (Cardinal Newman was ranked 19th). Cardinal Newman fell just short of James Island by a score of 2-1 on Friday. Having soared to a lofty eight goals in the game before, the Cardinals couldn't push the score so high this time.
Their goal came courtesy of Tanner Battafarano, who's now up to two this season.
Meanwhile, Oceanside Collegiate Academy gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on Sunday. Everything went their way against Clover as Oceanside Collegiate Academy made off with a 3-0 victory. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Landsharks were the better team in the second half.
The loss snapped Cardinal Newman's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 4-3 record. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 14 goals over those four games. As for Oceanside Collegiate Academy, their win bumped their record up to 1-0.
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