Soccer Game Preview: Mounds Park Academy vs. St. Croix Lutheran

The Mounds Park Academy Panthers will venture away from home to challenge the St. Croix Lutheran Crusaders at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.

Mounds Park Academy took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over New Life Academy. The win continues a trend for Mounds Park Academy in their matchups with New Life Academy: they've now won three in a row.

Meanwhile, for the first time this season, St. Croix Lutheran was forced to settle for a draw. Neither they nor St. Agnes could gain the upper hand on Thursday so the two teams had to settle for a 0-0 draw.

St. Croix Lutheran's draw makes their record 2-2-1 this season. As for Mounds Park Academy, the victory got them back to even at 1-1-1.

Mounds Park Academy beat St. Croix Lutheran 2-0 when the teams last played back in September of 2015. Will the Panthers repeat their success, or do the Crusaders have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.