Soccer Preview: St. Joseph's Academy vs. O'Fallon
The St. Joseph's Academy Angels will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the O'Fallon Panthers at 6:30 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
St. Joseph's Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Missouri's top teams: Nerinx Hall, who was ranked fourth in their home state at the time (St. Joseph's Academy was ranked first). St. Joseph's Academy never let Nerinx Hall onto the board and left with a 1-0 win on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, O'Fallon put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against Collinsville as O'Fallon made off with a 3-0 victory. The result was nothing new for O'Fallon, who have now won nine matchups by three goals or more so far this season.
They hit Collinsville with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Amanda Fischer,
Delaney Nieroda, and
Allie Tredway.
St. Joseph's Academy's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-0. As for O'Fallon, their victory bumped their record up to 13-0.
St. Joseph's Academy beat O'Fallon by a goal when the teams last played back in April of 2023, winning 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Joseph's Academy since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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