Soccer Game Preview: St. Mary's vs. STEM School Highlands Ranch

The St. Mary's Pirates will head out on the road to take on the STEM School Highlands Ranch Spartans at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. St. Mary's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for eight straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.

St. Mary's is likely headed into the contest with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against James Irwin on Tuesday. The Pirates took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Jaguars.

St. Mary's goal came courtesy of Robbie Ferguson, which was the first he's scored this season.

Meanwhile, STEM School Highlands Ranch came up short against Aurora West College Prep Academy on Friday, falling 6-1. STEM School Highlands Ranch has struggled against Aurora West College Prep Academy recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.

STEM School Highlands Ranch's defeat dropped their record down to 2-7. As for St. Mary's, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8.