Soccer Recap: St. Thomas Aquinas Snags Eighth Win in Last Nine Games

Raiders

Margin (Wins)

12/14/24 vs Palmetto Ridge	6
12/09/24 vs Cooper City	6
12/02/24 vs South Plantation	2
11/26/24 @ Ransom Everglades	2
12/12/24 @ South Broward	-3

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against South Broward, St. Thomas Aquinas was happy to have turned things around on Saturday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Palmetto Ridge Bears a 6-0 shutout. Considering the Raiders have won four matches by more than two goals this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.

They hit Palmetto Ridge with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Rayne Archuleta (2), Chase Goyette (2), Francis Owino, and Chase S Carroll.

St. Thomas Aquinas has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 27 goals over those nine games. As for Palmetto Ridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-8-4.

St. Thomas Aquinas and Palmetto Ridge could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Florida Rankings. St. Thomas Aquinas (ranked 49th) will meet Gulliver Prep (ranked third) at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Similarly, Palmetto Ridge will challenge Gateway at 7:30 p.m. on Friday down 189 places (342 vs. 153).