The Strong Rock Christian Patriots will head out to challenge the Calvary Christian Knights at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Calvary Christian took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Strong Rock Christian, who comes in off a win.
Strong Rock Christian will bounce into Thursday's game after beating Brookstone, who they had gone 0-5 against in their five prior meetings. While the 2-2 score might suggest a draw, it was the Patriots who were credited with the victory on Tuesday. Strong Rock Christian got it done in the shootout by posting four goals to Brookstone's three. The win made it back-to-back victories for Strong Rock Christian.
Briley Buckner and Sue Murray scored both of Strong Rock Christian's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 22 goals.
Calvary Christian is headed into Thursday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their seventh straight game two weeks ago. They came up short against St. Anne-Pacelli, falling 10-0. While losing is never fun, Calvary Christian can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 251st, while St. Anne-Pacelli are ranked 23rd).
Strong Rock Christian's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-5. Those home victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 18 goals over those four matches. As for Calvary Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 4-9-1.
Strong Rock Christian took their win against Calvary Christian in their previous meeting two weeks ago by a conclusive 5-1 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Patriots since the squad 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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