Soccer Game Preview: American Leadership Academy-Johnston vs. St. Mary's

The American Leadership Academy-Johnston Patriots will take on the St. Mary's Saints at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. American Leadership Academy-Johnston's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for nine straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.

Monday just wasn't the day for American Leadership Academy-Johnston's offense. They came up short against East Chapel Hill on Monday, falling 10-0. While losing is never fun, American Leadership Academy-Johnston can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 407th, while East Chapel Hill are ranked 125th).

For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when St. Mary's and Cary Academy meet (four straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Thursday. St. Mary's fell 3-1 to Cary Academy. That makes it the first time this season St. Mary's have let down their home crowd.

St. Mary's defeat dropped their record down to 4-2. As for American Leadership Academy-Johnston, their loss dropped their record down to 0-9.