It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Trinity Episcopal had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Catholic Crusaders a 2-0 shutout. Given Trinity Episcopal's advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 31st, while Catholic is ranked 99th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Abby Buckner was the driving force of Trinity Episcopal's attack as she scored both of Trinity Episcopal's goals, her season total up to seven goals.
Trinity Episcopal pushed their record up to 12-7-1 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Catholic, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-7-2.
Trinity Episcopal will square off against Trinity Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Trinity Christian will roll in looking for their 19th straight win, something Trinity Episcopal surely won't give up without a fight. Catholic does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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