Soccer Preview: Saint James vs. St. Andrew's Episcopal
Saint James hasn't had much luck against St. Andrew's Episcopal recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Saint James Saints will play host again on Tuesday to welcome the St. Andrew's Episcopal Lions, where kickoff is scheduled at 4:15 p.m. Saint James is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.7 goals per game this season.
St. Andrew's Episcopal better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when Saint James really get things going. Saint James never let Bishop Walsh onto the board and left with a 3-0 win on Saturday. Considering the Saints have won five contests by more than two goals this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
They hit Bishop Walsh with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Ayomade Adeolu-Akande,
Gonzalo Crespo, and Crespo.
Meanwhile, St. Andrew's Episcopal is ranked highly in their home state and on Tuesday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Sidwell Friends. St. Andrew's Episcopal fell just short of Sidwell Friends by a score of 2-1. The result was nothing new for the Lions as the team haven't won a game since September 7th.
Saint James' victory bumped their record up to 8-5-3. As for St. Andrew's Episcopal, their loss dropped their record down to 3-3-2.
Saint James came up short against St. Andrew's Episcopal when the teams last played on September 4th, falling 3-1. Will Saint James have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more soccer content.
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