The Catholic Crusaders will head out on the road to face off against the Nansemond-Suffolk Academy Saints at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Catholic is not getting complacent considering they own a much higher rank in Virginia (they are ranked 75th, while Nansemond-Suffolk Academy is ranked 225th).
If Nansemond-Suffolk Academy heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Catholic took over last week. Catholic's defense stepped up to hand Walsingham Academy a 1-0 shutout on Tuesday. Catholic's winning goal came courtesy of Ella Barnes.
Meanwhile, Nansemond-Suffolk Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell just short of Summit Christian Academy by a score of 1-0.
Catholic has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 8-5-2 record this season. As for Nansemond-Suffolk Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-7-1.
Catholic skirted past Nansemond-Suffolk Academy 2-1 when the teams last played back in April of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Catholic since the team 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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