Soccer Game Preview: Paxon School For Advanced Studies vs. Sandalwood

The Paxon School For Advanced Studies Golden Eagles will take on the Sandalwood Saints in a holiday battle at at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.

Tuesday just wasn't the day for Paxon School For Advanced Studies' offense. They might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting Orange Park an easy 5-0 win. While losing is never fun, the Golden Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 408th, while the Raiders are ranked 140th).

Meanwhile, after soaring to four goals the game before, Sandalwood was a bit more limited in their matchup on Monday. They came up short against Fletcher, falling 6-0. The Saints haven't had much luck with the Senators recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.

Sandalwood's loss dropped their record down to 4-4-3. As for Paxon School For Advanced Studies, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-7-1.

Paxon School For Advanced Studies suffered a grim 5-1 defeat to Sandalwood when the teams last played back in November of 2021. Will Paxon School For Advanced Studies have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more soccer content.