Soccer Game Preview: Shaker Heights Heads Out

By Team Reports Aug 29, 2024, 2:09am

Soccer Preview: Shaker Heights vs. St. Joseph Academy

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The Shaker Heights Red Raiders will venture away from home to square off against the St. Joseph Academy Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Shaker Heights will come in still looking for their first win of the season.

Shaker Heights' offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Medina on Wednesday. They came up short against the Battling Bees, falling 9-0. While losing is never fun, the Red Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 372nd, while the Battling Bees are ranked 62nd).

Meanwhile, St. Joseph Academy's undefeated season came to an end after three games on Tuesday. They fell just short of Magnificat by a score of 2-1. The Jaguars have struggled against the Blue Streaks recently, as their match on Tuesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.

St. Joseph Academy's goal came courtesy of Kaylee Synk, who's now up to five this season.

Shaker Heights' loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for St. Joseph Academy, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.

Shaker Heights came up short against St. Joseph Academy when the teams last played back in August of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Shaker Heights avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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