The Coastal Christian Centurions will head out on the road to face off against the GRACE Christian Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Coastal Christian is likely headed into the game with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Cape Fear Academy on Tuesday. The Centurions fell just short of the Hurricanes by a score of 1-0. The defeat continues a trend for Coastal Christian in their meetings with Cape Fear Academy: they've now lost five in a row.
Meanwhile, it may have taken extra minutes to finish the job, but GRACE Christian ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They beat Thales Academy Apex by a goal, winning 1-0. The win was familiar territory for GRACE Christian, who have now won three contests in a row.
GRACE Christian's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-2-1. The road wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 13 goals over those three matchups. As for Coastal Christian, their loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 5-1 and their overall record down to 7-2-2.
Coastal Christian came out on top in a nail-biter against GRACE Christian when the teams last played back in April of 2024, sneaking past 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Centurions 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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