Gateway Christian will head out to square off against the Portsmouth Christian Patriots at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Gateway Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.2 goals per game this season.
Last Tuesday, Gateway Christian narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past StoneBridge 2-1.
Grayson Bulaski and
Jacob Holestin scored both of Gateway Christian's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 11 goals.
Meanwhile, Portsmouth Christian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They lost 12-0 to Walsingham Academy. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 79th, while the Trojans are ranked 11th).
The victory got Gateway Christian back to even at 3-3-1. As for Portsmouth Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
Gateway Christian took their win against Portsmouth Christian when the teams last played back in September by a conclusive 7-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Gateway Christian 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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