The Calvary Christian Academy Knights will head out to square off against the Abingdon/Avon Tornadoes at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Calvary Christian Academy took a loss when they played away from home last Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They put the hurt on Mt. Pulaski with a sharp 6-0 victory. The match marked the Knights' most dominant win of the season.
Their offense was hitting Mt. Pulaski from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Tyler Schappaugh led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, Abingdon/Avon had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2 goals) and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They won by a goal and slipped past the Tigers 2-1. That's two games straight that the Tornadoes have won by just one goal.
The victory got Calvary Christian Academy back to even at 4-4. As for Abingdon/Avon, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 11-7-3 record this season.
Everything went Calvary Christian Academy's way against Abingdon/Avon in their previous meeting back in September of 2022, as Calvary Christian Academy made off with a 7-3 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Calvary Christian Academy since the squad 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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