Soccer Game Preview: St. Joseph Notre Dame vs. Valley Christian

St. Joseph Notre Dame is on a four-game streak of home losses, Valley Christian a five-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck will change on Friday. The St. Joseph Notre Dame Pilots will welcome the Valley Christian Vikings at 3:30 p.m. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.

St. Joseph Notre Dame is likely headed into the game with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Athenian on Tuesday. St. Joseph Notre Dame lost 5-0 to Athenian.

Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for Valley Christian's offense. They came up short against Concord on Wednesday, falling 9-0.

Valley Christian's loss dropped their record down to 0-8. As for St. Joseph Notre Dame, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-16.

St. Joseph Notre Dame took their victory against Valley Christian in their previous matchup back in February of 2024 by a conclusive 7-2. In that matchup, St. Joseph Notre Dame amassed a halftime lead of 3-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.