Soccer Preview: St. Joseph's Academy vs. St. Dominic
St. Joseph's Academy has been on the road for six straight, but on Wednesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the St. Dominic Crusaders at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
St. Joseph's Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: O'Fallon, who was ranked third at the time (St. Joseph's Academy was ranked first). St. Joseph's Academy's defense stepped up to hand O'Fallon a 2-0 shutout on Thursday. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but St. Joseph's Academy was the better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, St. Dominic entered their tilt with Howell North with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Knights on Thursday. Give St. Dominic's defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
St. Joseph's Academy's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-0. As for St. Dominic, their win bumped their record up to 8-2.
Everything went St. Joseph's Academy's way against St. Dominic in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 as St. Joseph's Academy made off with a 5-2 victory. Does St. Joseph's Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. Dominic turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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