The St. John's Prep Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the Xaverian Brothers Hawks at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. St. John's Prep is coming into the contest hot, having won their last four games.
St. John's Prep proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by four) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 1-0 victory over Boston College High. Given St. John's Prep's advantage in MaxPreps' Massachusetts soccer rankings (they are ranked second, while Boston College High is ranked 27th) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Xaverian Brothers fell victim to St. John's and their airtight defense on Thursday. They fell just short of the Pioneers by a score of 1-0. Xaverian Brothers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back matches.
St. John's Prep's win bumped their record up to 11-1-3. As for Xaverian Brothers, their loss dropped their record down to 1-8-3.
St. John's Prep took their victory against Xaverian Brothers when the teams last played back in September by a conclusive 3-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Eagles since the squad 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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