Soccer Game Preview: St. John Paul II Academy vs. Palmer Trinity

It'll be a Battle of the Birds when the St. John Paul II Academy take on the Palmer Trinity at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a four-game winning streak alive.

St. John Paul II Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Miami Country Day a 2-0 shutout. Give the Eagles' defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.

Meanwhile, Palmer Trinity won against Westminster Christian two weeks ago with two goals and they decided to stick to that goal total again on Tuesday. Palmer Trinity narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past True North Classical Academy 2-1. That's two games straight that the Falcons have won by just one goal.

Brooklyn Schiffrin was the driving force of Palmer Trinity's attack as she scored both of Palmer Trinity's goals, bringing her season total up to 18 goals.

Palmer Trinity's win bumped their record up to 11-4-3. As for St. John Paul II Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 17-2-1.