The Mandeville Skippers will take on the Jesuit Blue Jays in a holiday battle at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams beat their previous opponents by a single goal, so this matchup might be just as contested.
Mandeville is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Louisiana's top teams: Acadiana, who was ranked 24th at the time (Mandeville was ranked 14th). The Skippers' defense stepped up to hand the Rams a 1-0 shutout on Friday. Winning may never get old, but Mandeville sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Meanwhile, Jesuit won against Catholic last Friday with two goals and they decided to stick to that goal total again on Friday. The Blue Jays skirted past Denham Springs 2-1. Jesuit haven't had any issues with Denham Springs recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.
Jesuit's victory bumped their record up to 8-0. As for Mandeville, their win bumped their record up to 10-3.
Mandeville might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Jesuit in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. Can the Skippers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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