Soccer Game Preview: St. Mary's Academy vs. Wichita HomeSchool

The St. Mary's Academy Crusaders will face off against the Wichita HomeSchool Warriors at 9:00 a.m. on Friday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.

St. Mary's Academy fell victim to Emporia and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They came up short against the Spartans, falling 3-0. The loss continues a trend for St. Mary's Academy in their meetings with Emporia: they've now lost three in a row.

Meanwhile, Wichita HomeSchool managed to keep up with St. Mary's Academy until halftime on Friday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Warriors lost 4-0 to the Crusaders.

Wichita HomeSchool's defeat dropped their record down to 0-6. As for St. Mary's Academy, they now have a losing record of 8-9.

St. Mary's Academy took their victory against Wichita HomeSchool in their previous matchup on Friday by a conclusive 4-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Crusaders since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.