The St. Joseph Jayhawks will head out on the road to challenge the American Heritage Patriots at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a five-game winning streak alive.
Last Thursday, St. Joseph kept a clean sheet against American Leadership Academy. They came out on top against the Eagles by a score of 2-0. Given St. Joseph's advantage in MaxPreps' Utah soccer rankings (they are ranked 23rd, while American Leadership Academy is ranked 93rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
St. Joseph was led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Sebastian Fiederer and
Brock Smith, who scored both of St. Joseph's goals. The pair have combined for a total of four so far this season.
Meanwhile, American Heritage can now show off three landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 4-1 margin over Waterford. Four seems to be a good number for American Heritage as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of goals in their previous game.
St. Joseph's win bumped their record up to 6-3. As for American Heritage, they pushed their record up to 8-1 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
St. Joseph took their win against American Heritage in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 5-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Joseph 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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