Soccer Preview: St. James vs. Cumberland Valley Christian
The St. James Saints are taking a road trip to take on the Cumberland Valley Christian Blazers at 4:45 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
While St. James didn't have the best season last year (they finished 0-16-2), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. Their defense stepped up to hand Catoctin a 4-0 shutout on Tuesday. The score was close at the half, but the Saints pulled away in the second half with three goals.
They hit Catoctin with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Jacob Versino (2),
Kyle Kansiime, and
Daniel Alli.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Cumberland Valley Christian, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They were the clear victor by an 8-0 margin over New Life Christian on Tuesday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Blazers considering their one-goal performance the match before.
St. James pushed their record up to 6-2 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Cumberland Valley Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season.
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