Soccer Recap: St. John Paul II Triumphs

St. John Paul II's game last Wednesday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Thursday. They won by a goal and slipped past the Jefferson County Tigers 3-2. That's more bragging rights for the Panthers, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

They hit Jefferson County with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Christan Bentley, Jensen Reppen, and Marcelo Medina.

St. John Paul II has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3-1 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 22 goals over those six contests. As for Jefferson County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-10.

St. John Paul II will look to defend their home pitch on Thursday against Community Christian at 6:00 p.m. As for Jefferson County, they didn't take long to hit the pitch again: they've already played their next game, an 8-0 loss against Marianna on the 10th.