Soccer Game Preview: Vandegrift vs. Strake Jesuit

The Vandegrift Vipers will take on the Strake Jesuit Fighting Crusaders on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Vandegrift sitting on four straight victories and Strake Jesuit on 15.

Vandegrift is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They won by a goal and slipped past Bowie 2-1. Given Vandegrift's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 14th, while Bowie are ranked 62nd) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Strake Jesuit beat Katy Taylor 3-1 on Tuesday. That's two games straight that Strake Jesuit have won by exactly two goals.

Vandegrift's win bumped their record up to 19-3-3. As for Strake Jesuit, their victory bumped their record up to 24-2-1.