Soccer Game Preview: St. Joseph's Academy vs. Hillsboro

The St. Joseph's Academy Angels will head out to take on the Hillsboro Hawks at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

St. Joseph's Academy had to skate by with only a one-goal margin when they last took the pitch, which might have inspired the six-goal drubbing they dealt Incarnate Word Academy on Tuesday. The Angels put the hurt on the Red Knights with a sharp 7-1 win. St. Joseph's Academy might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight games by three goals or more this season.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Hillsboro, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Sikeston a 2-0 shutout on Thursday.

St. Joseph's Academy is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-3-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 36 goals over those ten matchups. As for Hillsboro, their win ended a six-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-11.