The StoneBridge Cavaliers will face off against the Atlantic Shores Christian Seahawks at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
StoneBridge will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one goal last Thursday, then bounced right back against Gateway Christian on Wednesday. StoneBridge blew past Gateway Christian 8-1. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 5-1.
StoneBridge's offense was hitting Gateway Christian from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Sarah Busby led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, Atlantic Shores Christian waltzed into their game on Monday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Their defense stepped up to hand the Patriots a 14-0 shutout. Given Atlantic Shores Christian's advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 74th, while Portsmouth Christian is ranked 311th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
StoneBridge is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2-1 record this season. As for Atlantic Shores Christian, their win bumped their record up to 9-2-3.
StoneBridge suffered a grim 5-2 defeat to Atlantic Shores Christian in their previous meeting last Tuesday. Can StoneBridge avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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