The Cardinal Gibbons Crusaders will venture away from home to challenge the First Flight Nighthawks at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Cardinal Gibbons' defense has only allowed 0.2 goals per game this season, so First Flight's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Cardinal Gibbons' defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over New Hanover. Given the Crusaders' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 25th, while the Wildcats are ranked 112th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, First Flight took care of business in their home opener two weeks ago (barely). They won by a goal and slipped past Norfolk Academy 2-1.
David Mejia and
Cole Voight scored both of First Flight's goals, which were season-firsts for both players.
The victory made it two in a row for Cardinal Gibbons and bumps their season record up to 3-0-1. As for First Flight, their win bumped their record up to 1-0.
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