The Benedictine Cadets will square off against the St. Christopher's Saints at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
Benedictine is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Virginia's top teams: Collegiate, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Benedictine was ranked eighth). Benedictine fell just short of Collegiate by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. That's two games in a row now that the Cadets have lost by just one goal.
Meanwhile, St. Christopher's entered their tilt with Norfolk Academy on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They never let the Bulldogs onto the board and left with a 1-0 win.
Benedictine has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-5-1 record this season. As for St. Christopher's, they pushed their record up to 8-3-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Benedictine took their win against St. Christopher's in their previous matchup on October 1st by a conclusive 5-1. Does Benedictine have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. Christopher's turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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