The Broughton Capitals are on the road again on Thursday to play the Cardinal Gibbons Crusaders. The two teams each escaped with close wins against their previous opponents.
Broughton is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They beat Hoggard by a goal, winning 2-1.
Meanwhile, Cardinal Gibbons had already won four in a row and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over the Bears. Given the Crusaders' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 47th, while the Bears are ranked 212th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Broughton's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 19-5-2. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those three matches. As for Cardinal Gibbons, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a massive bump to their 11-9-2 record this season.
Broughton came up short against Cardinal Gibbons when the teams last played back in October, falling 2-0. Can Broughton avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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