The Westminster Wildcats will take on the Holy Innocents Episcopal Golden Bears at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Westminster has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with three straight losses, while Holy Innocents Episcopal will come in with eight straight victories.
Westminster fought the good fight in their overtime game against Blessed Trinity on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Titans by a score of 2-1. While losing is never fun, Westminster can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 133rd, while Blessed Trinity are ranked 25th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Holy Innocents Episcopal). Their defense stepped up to hand Carver a 13-0 shutout on Thursday. Avery Bennett was a massive factor in the win as she booted in three goals all by herself.
Holy Innocents Episcopal's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-1. The victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those seven matches. As for Westminster, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
Westminster beat Holy Innocents Episcopal 4-2 in their previous meeting back in March of 2024. Will Westminster repeat their success, or does Holy Innocents Episcopal has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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