Catholic and Norfolk Christian combined for 14 shots on goal on Tuesday, which explains the impressive seven total goals scored. The Catholic Crusaders were the clear victor by a 6-1 margin over the Norfolk Christian Ambassadors. Given Catholic's advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 74th, while Norfolk Christian is ranked 252nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Catholic hit Norfolk Christian with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Gabriella "Gabby" Chesney (2),
Ella Barnes (2),
Somtochukwu "Som" Okobi, and
Kate Marchesi.
Catholic has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4-2 record this season. As for Norfolk Christian, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 3-10-1.
Catholic will look to defend their home pitch on Thursday against Hampton Roads Academy at 4:30 p.m. Hampton Roads Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.8 goals per game this season. As for Norfolk Christian, they will look to defend their home pitch on Thursday against Cape Henry Collegiate at 4:00 p.m.
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