Bishop McGuinness has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the Cornerstone Charter Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Bishop McGuinness is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 6 goals per game this season.
Bishop McGuinness is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Friday, just like they did against Piedmont Classical (and have done all season long). Bishop McGuinness never let Piedmont Classical onto the board and left with a 9-0 victory on Thursday. Given Bishop McGuinness' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 161st, while Piedmont Classical is ranked 496th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Bishop McGuinness' offense was hitting Piedmont Classical from everywhere, as seven different players booted in a goal.
Laney Heafner led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, Cornerstone Charter waltzed into their game on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They won by a goal and slipped past the Bengals 1-0. Cornerstone Charter's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three contests.
Bishop McGuinness' win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-3-1. As for Cornerstone Charter, their victory bumped their record up to 14-3.
Bishop McGuinness skirted past Cornerstone Charter 2-1 when the teams last played last Thursday. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bishop McGuinness 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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