The Draper APA Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the St. Joseph Jayhawks at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in Utah (Draper APA is ranked 33rd, while St. Joseph is ranked 30th).
While Draper APA has not struggled against Rowland Hall recently, they managed to flip the script last Thursday. Draper APA's defense stepped up to hand Rowland Hall a 3-0 shutout. Draper APA might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won four matches by three goals or more this season.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3 goals), and they went ahead and made it three last Thursday. They came out on top against the Cougars by a score of 2-0. St. Joseph's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three games.
They were led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Gabriel Malics and
Brock Smith, who scored both of St. Joseph's goals. Those were goals were season-firsts for both players.
Draper APA is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for St. Joseph, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Draper APA might still be hurting after the 7-0 defeat they got from St. Joseph when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can Draper APA avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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