Soccer Game Preview: Draper APA vs. Waterford

Eagles

Goals

04/17/25 @ Maeser Prep Academy	1
04/15/25 vs St. Joseph	1
04/01/25 vs Union	2
03/28/25 @ Utah Military Academy - Hill Field	8
03/27/25 vs Rowland Hall	1
+ 5 more games

The Draper APA Eagles will head out on the road to take on the Waterford Ravens at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Draper APA is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.6 goals per game this season.

Draper APA is likely headed into the match with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Maeser Prep Academy on Thursday. The Eagles fell just short of the Lions by a score of 2-1. While losing is never fun, Draper APA can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Utah soccer rankings (they are ranked 97th, while Maeser Prep Academy are ranked 35th).

Draper APA's goal came courtesy of Juan Cardona Giraldo, who's now up to three this season.

Meanwhile, Waterford kept a clean sheet against Rowland Hall on Thursday. They skirted past the Winged Lions 1-0. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but Waterford were the better team in the second half.

Waterford is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. As for Draper APA, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-7.

Draper APA skirted past Waterford 1-0 when the teams last played back in April of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Eagles since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.