Preview: St. Johns Country Day vs. Shorecrest Prep
St. Johns Country Day has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Shorecrest Prep Chargers at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Johns Country Day has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 36 goals over their last five contests.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but St. Johns Country Day had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They never let the Eagles onto the board and left with a 4-0 win. Give St. Johns Country Day's defense some credit: that's the team's fifth straight shutout.
They hit Christ's Church Academy with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Sydney Schmidt (2),
Cece Nowicki, and
Camila Adame.
Meanwhile, Shorecrest Prep can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent game on Wednesday. They put the hurt on First Baptist Academy with a sharp 5-1 victory. The victory was nothing new for Shorecrest Prep as they're now sitting on three straight.
St. Johns Country Day pushed their record up to 15-2-5 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 30 goals over those seven matchups. As for Shorecrest Prep, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2-4 record this season.
St. Johns Country Day beat Shorecrest Prep 2-0 when the teams last played back in February of 2022. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Johns Country Day since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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