The John Paul II Catholic Saints are taking a road trip to challenge the Coastal Christian Centurions at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. John Paul II Catholic is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.8 goals per game this season.
John Paul II Catholic's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Thursday. They came out on top against Jacksonville Christian Academy by a score of 2-0. Given the Saints' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 74th, while the Conquerors are ranked 383rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jeremiah Makoko was the driving force of John Paul II Catholic's attack as he scored both of John Paul II Catholic's goals, bringing his season total up to five goals.
Meanwhile, everything went Coastal Christian's way against Wayne Country Day on Thursday as Coastal Christian made off with a 3-0 victory. Considering the Centurions have won five games by more than two goals this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
The win made it two in a row for John Paul II Catholic and bumps their season record up to 7-2. As for Coastal Christian, they now have a winning record of 6-5-2.
John Paul II Catholic came out on top in a nail-biter against Coastal Christian when the teams last played on September 3rd, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for John Paul II Catholic 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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