After starting their season with two straight games on the road, Atlantic Shores Christian is finally coming home. They will be defending their home-pitchthey go up against the Catholic Crusaders at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Atlantic Shores Christian's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Hampton Christian Academy with a sharp 7-0 victory.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Catholic). They beat Currituck County by a goal, winning 3-2. Given the Crusaders' advantage in MaxPreps' soccer rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 11th in Virginia, while the Knights are ranked 232nd in North Carolina), the result on Tuesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Atlantic Shores Christian's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Catholic, the victory also got them back to even at 2-2.
Atlantic Shores Christian came out on top in a nail-biter against Catholic in their previous matchup back in September of 2015, sneaking past 2-1. Does Atlantic Shores Christian have another victory up their sleeve, or will Catholic turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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