The St. Johns Country Day Spartans and the Clay Blue Devils will compete for holiday cheer at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday.
St. Johns Country Day is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to four goals two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Providence School last Tuesday. They fell 2-0 to the Stallions. While getting shut out isn't ideal, the Spartans haven't been shut out since back in November.
Meanwhile, Clay came tearing into Tuesday's game with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.5 goals) and they left with even more momentum. Their defense stepped up to hand the Sharks a 3-0 shutout. The Blue Devils' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last seven matchups.
Clay pushed their record up to 9-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 31 goals over those six contests. As for St. Johns Country Day, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
St. Johns Country Day suffered a grim 5-0 defeat to Clay in their previous meeting back in November. Will St. Johns Country Day have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other soccer content.
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