The Pilgrim Academy has been away from home for two games now, but on Monday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Atlantic Christian Cougars at 4:00 p.m.
The Pilgrim Academy is likely headed into the matchup with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Calvary Academy on Tuesday. The Pilgrim Academy fell just short of Calvary Academy by a score of 3-2. While losing is never fun, the Pioneers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey soccer rankings (they are ranked 249th, while the Warrior are ranked 24th).
Alyssa Bybee and
Isabella Cosme scored both of The Pilgrim Academy's goals, bringing their combined season tally to nine goals.
Meanwhile, Atlantic Christian narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Gloucester County Christian 4-3. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cougars.
The Pilgrim Academy dropped their record down to 1-3 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Atlantic Christian, their win bumped their record up to 4-2.
The Pilgrim Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against Atlantic Christian in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, sneaking past 2-1. Will The Pilgrim Academy repeat their success, or does Atlantic Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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