The Calvin Christian Crusaders will take on the Coastal Academy Stingrays at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Calvin Christian's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for five straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Thursday just wasn't the day for Calvin Christian's offense. They came up short against Maranatha Christian on Thursday, falling 4-0.
Calvin Christian was without their leading scorer, Bobby Hartman, in Thursday's game. With Hartman sidelined, Calvin Christian had to make some big changes to the lineup. Three players got more time on the pitch than they're used to: Raiden Rodriguez (60), Nathan Smith (70), and Schaeffer Illman (60). The trio had averaged 34, 28.6, and 35.7 minutes respectively before Thursday's match.
Meanwhile, for the first time since back in December of 2024, Coastal Academy was forced to settle for a draw two weeks ago. Neither they nor Calvin Christian could gain the upper hand so the two teams had to settle for a 0-0 draw.
Calvin Christian's loss dropped their record down to 4-4-5. With that draw, Coastal Academy's record moves to 3-4-3.
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