The St. Mark's Spartans will square off against the Smyrna Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. St. Mark's will be strutting in after a win while Smyrna will be coming in after a defeat.
St. Mark's is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Delaware's top teams: Padua Academy, who was ranked seventh at the time (St. Mark's was ranked third). The Spartans beat Padua Academy by a goal, winning 4-3. The victory continues a trend for St. Mark's in their matchups with Padua Academy: they've now won four in a row.
Meanwhile, Smyrna fought the good fight in their overtime match against Sussex Central on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Golden Knights by a score of 2-1. Smyrna's loss continues a trend for the team, making it four in a row.
Smyrna's defeat dropped their record down to 2-12. As for St. Mark's, their win bumped their record up to 11-2.
St. Mark's skirted past Smyrna 2-1 when the teams last played back in May of 2024. Do the Spartans have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Eagles turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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