The Gaston Christian Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the High Point Christian Academy Cougars at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Gaston Christian has three straight wins, High Point Christian Academy has 14 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Gaston Christian's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They won by a goal and slipped past Hickory Grove Christian 1-0. Gaston Christian's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three matchups.
Meanwhile, High Point Christian Academy fell victim to Wesleyan Christian Academy and their airtight defense on Thursday. Their rough 7-0 loss to the Trojans might stick with them for a while. While losing is never fun, High Point Christian Academy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 428th, while Wesleyan Christian Academy is ranked 88th).
Gaston Christian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. As for High Point Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-14.
Everything went Gaston Christian's way against High Point Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in March of 2023 as Gaston Christian made off with a 9-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Gaston Christian 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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