Soccer Preview: St. Joseph vs. Maeser Prep Academy
On Saturday St. Joseph will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will face off against the Maeser Prep Academy Lions at 1:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
St. Joseph is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. Their defense stepped up to hand North Summit a 9-0 shutout. Give the Jayhawks' defense some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
Their offense was hitting North Summit from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal.
Abigail Gough led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for three goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, Maeser Prep Academy had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.5 goals) and they went ahead and made it five on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Rams with a sharp 8-0 victory. Give the Lions' defense some credit: that's the team's fifth straight shutout.
St. Joseph's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-5. As for Maeser Prep Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season.
St. Joseph took their victory against Maeser Prep Academy in their previous matchup back in September by a conclusive 5-0. Does St. Joseph have another victory up their sleeve, or will Maeser Prep Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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