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Grace Baptist Christian Academy Boys’ Soccer Team Defeats New Testament, 3-1
The boys’ soccer team of Grace Baptist Christian Academy of Attleboro concluded its regular-season schedule Friday with a solid 3-1 non-league victory over New Testament Christian School of Norton at the Poncin-Hewitt Fields in Attleboro.
Alex Rodrigues scored two goals and dished out an assist and teammate Nate Corkum added a goal and an assist as the Centurions improved to 6-7-1 this fall. GBCA will be idle until Nov. 1 and 2 when it travels to Newington, Conn., to compete in the Regional Tournament of the New England Association of Christian Schools.
Against New Testament, Rodrigues and Corkum both recorded a goal and an assist in the first half as the Centurions assumed a 2-0 advantage at the break. After the Knights tallied early in the second half to slice their deficit to one goal, Rodrigues drilled an unassisted score minutes later to seal the victory.
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GBCA goaltender Shyheem Shorey was credited with six saves.
Earlier this week, GBCA battled Dublin Christian Academy of Dublin, N.H., to a 1-1 draw in another non-league outing. Evan Tyrol collected the Centurion goal on an assist from Rodrigues, while Shorey turned aside 10 shots in net.
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“It was a well-played soccer match against a very good team,” said GBCA Coach Jeff Nichols. “Dublin is the top Christian school team in New Hampshire this year and we had to play very well to earn a tie.”
GBCA Spikers Win Twice
GBCA’s girls’ volleyball squad posted two non-league triumphs this week to conclude its regular campaign with an 8-3 record. The Centurions blanked Stedfast Christian Academy of Groton, Conn., 3-0 (25-10, 25-13, 25-20), and topped Dublin Christian Academy, 3-1 (25-15, 25-13, 18-25, 25-13).
GBCA will seek its third straight Massachusetts Association of Christian Schools state tournament title Saturday, Oct. 26, at Twin City Christian School of Lunenburg. The Centurions earned a bye into the state final by claiming the MACS regular-season title.
