Catholic hasn't had much luck against Hampton Roads Academy recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Catholic Crusaders will head out to square off against the Hampton Roads Academy Navigators at 4:00 p.m. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Catholic is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: First Flight, who was ranked 12th at the time (Catholic was ranked eighth). Catholic lost 4-0 to First Flight on Thursday. The Crusaders' loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 1-1 at halftime, Hampton Roads Academy was not quite Norfolk Academy's equal in the second half on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 2-1. The Navigators have struggled against the Bulldogs recently, as their game on Tuesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Hampton Roads Academy's goal came courtesy of
Zack Caulford, who's now up to two this season.
Catholic's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-3-1. As for Hampton Roads Academy, they now have a losing record at 4-5-2.
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