Soccer Recap: St. Joseph Takes Down Merit Preparatory Academy in a Playoff Battle

Jayhawks

Margin (Wins)

05/03/25 vs Merit Preparatory Academy	8
04/10/25 vs American Leadership Academy	8
03/27/25 @ Intermountain Christian	5
04/30/25 vs Draper APA	3
03/25/25 vs Waterford	3

Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only St. Joseph walked away with it. They were the clear victors by a 10-2 margin over the Merit Preparatory Academy Knights on Saturday. St. Joseph might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matches by three goals or more this season.

The win made it two in a row for St. Joseph and bumps their season record up to 9-4. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 16 goals over those two contests. As for Merit Preparatory Academy, with the loss, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 11-5.

Coming up, St. Joseph will square off against Maeser Prep Academy on Thursday. Maeser Prep Academy will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something St. Joseph surely won't give up without a fight. Merit Preparatory Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.