Soccer Recap: St. Patrick Takes Down Ranked Jackson Prep

On Friday, St. Patrick faced Jackson Prep in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The St. Patrick Fighting Irish came out on top in a nail-biter against the Jackson Prep Patriots, sneaking past 1-0. This was payback for the Fighting Irish, who suffered a 4-1 defeat the last time these two teams met.

St. Patrick is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-2-1 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those six games. As for Jackson Prep, their loss dropped their record down to 5-2.

St. Patrick and Northwest Rankin will compete for holiday cheer at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Northwest Rankin is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.5 goals per game this season. Jackson Prep will take on St. Paul's in a holiday battle at at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.