Soccer Game Preview: St. James vs. Waccamaw

By Team Reports Apr 23, 2024, 3:36am

Soccer Preview: St. James vs. Waccamaw

The St. James Sharks will head out on the road to square off against the Waccamaw Warriors at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. St. James is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses.

Last Friday, St. James didn't have quite enough to beat Carolina Forest and fell 2-1. Jacob Lestz was hit with a yellow card, which may have had some impact on his (and the team's) ability to make aggressive plays.

St. James' goal came courtesy of Kai Fakhouri, who's now up to five this season.

Meanwhile, Waccamaw put the finishing touches on their tenth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They blew past Aynor 6-0. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for Waccamaw considering their one-goal performance the matchup before.

St. James' loss dropped their record down to 4-13-1. As for Waccamaw, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season.

Everything went St. James' way against Waccamaw when the teams last played back in April of 2023 as St. James made off with a 5-2 victory. Will St. James repeat their success, or does Waccamaw have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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