Soccer Game Preview: John Paul II on Home-Turf

By Team Reports May 3, 2024, 4:33am

Soccer Preview: John Paul II vs. Spartanburg Day

The John Paul II Golden Warrriors will be playing in front of their home fans against the Spartanburg Day Griffins at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

If John Paul II beats Spartanburg Day with two goals on Monday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. John Paul II beat Palmetto Christian Academy by a goal, winning 2-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for John Paul II.

Evelyn Melnick and Abigail Brock scored both of John Paul II's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 12 goals.

Meanwhile, Spartanburg Day kept a clean sheet against Greenwood Christian on Thursday. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over the Hawks.

John Paul II is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. As for Spartanburg Day, their win bumped their record up to 8-5.

John Paul II came out on top in a nail-biter against Spartanburg Day in their previous meeting back in May of 2022, sneaking past 2-1. Does John Paul II have another victory up their sleeve, or will Spartanburg Day turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.

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