The Cardinal Gibbons Crusaders will venture away from home to take on the North Raleigh Christian Academy Knights at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Cardinal Gibbons has three straight victories, North Raleigh Christian Academy has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Cardinal Gibbons' defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. Everything went their way against Ravenscroft as they made off with a 4-0 win. The final result isn't all the surprising considering Cardinal Gibbons' considerable advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 21st, while Ravenscroft are ranked 251st).
Cardinal Gibbons hit Ravenscroft with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Victoria Burgess, Kate Sheehan, McKenna Cuomo, and Maggie Lesser.
Meanwhile, North Raleigh Christian Academy fell victim to Forsyth Country Day and their airtight defense on Thursday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Furies.
Cardinal Gibbons pushed their record up to 5-1-2 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 11 goals over those three matches. As for North Raleigh Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 5-8-1.
Cardinal Gibbons beat North Raleigh Christian Academy 2-0 in their previous matchup back in April of 2021. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Crusaders since the team 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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