It was a good run, but Gatewood unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Thursday. They suffered a tough 9-1 loss at the hands of the Trinity Christian Crusaders. Gatewood was red-hot offensively headed into the game (they scored no less than four goals in the four matches prior) but Trinity Christian's defense proved too tough.
Gatewood's goal came courtesy of
Jayden Daniel, who's now up to six this season.
Something new happened on Thursday as Ben Castro-Poveda saw his first action of the season, playing 20 minutes against Gatewood. Castro-Poveda made the most of the opportunity, putting up an assist. A few more games like that and he might be seeing even more time going forward.
Gatewood's defeat dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Trinity Christian, their win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-0.
Gatewood will take on Westminster Christian Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Westminster Christian Academy knows how to get goals on the board -- the team has finished with flashy goal totals in its past six contests -- so hopefully Gatewood likes a good challenge. As for Trinity Christian, they will be playing at home against First Preparatory Christian Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. First Preparatory Christian Academy will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Georgia Rankings (they are ranked 388th, while Trinity Christian is ranked 64th).
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