The Gilbert Christian Knights will square off against the Bourgade Catholic Golden Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Gilbert Christian has three straight victories, Bourgade Catholic has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Gilbert Christian's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They blew past Parker 13-0. The Knights might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matches by five goals or more this season.
Their offense was hitting Parker from everywhere, as nine different players booted in a goal. Caprice Chiuchiolo led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for four goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Bourgade Catholic's offense. They came up short against Seton Catholic last Tuesday, falling 11-0. While losing is never fun, the Golden Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona soccer rankings (they are ranked 146th, while the Sentinels are ranked 21st).
Gilbert Christian has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 59 goals over those six contests. As for Bourgade Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-6.
Everything went Gilbert Christian's way against Bourgade Catholic in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, as Gilbert Christian made off with a 13-0 win. Will Gilbert Christian repeat their success, or does Bourgade Catholic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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