Soccer Game Preview: Crestwood vs. Villa Angela-St. Joseph

The Crestwood Red Devils will take on the Villa Angela-St. Joseph Vikings at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Crestwood has given up an average of 8 goals per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

Crestwood is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. They lost 8-3 to LaBrae last Saturday. Crestwood were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 6-1.

Ava Macik and Gianna Mory scored all three of Crestwood's goals, bringing their combined season tally to four goals.

Meanwhile, Villa Angela-St. Joseph waltzed into their match on Monday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They were the clear victors by a 6-1 margin over the Orangemen. Considering Villa Angela-St. Joseph have won five contests by more than two goals this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.

The victory got Villa Angela-St. Joseph back to even at 6-6. As for Crestwood, their loss dropped their record down to 0-10.

Crestwood took their win against Villa Angela-St. Joseph when the teams last played back in October of 2024 by a conclusive 6-2 score. In that matchup, the Red Devils amassed a halftime lead of 3-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.