Saint James has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Opelika Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Saint James is strutting in with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 5.1 goals per game this season.
Saint James put the finishing touches on their fifth blowout victory of the season last Thursday. Everything went their way against Prattville Christian Academy as Saint James made off with a 6-2 victory. With Saint James ahead 4-0 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Their offense was hitting Prattville Christian Academy from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Atticus Clements led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, Opelika suffered a rough 8-1 defeat at the hands of Auburn last Wednesday. Opelika has not had much luck with Auburn recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Saint James pushed their record up to 6-2 with that win, which was their third straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 18 goals over those three contests. As for Opelika, their loss dropped their record down to 2-7-1.
Saint James took their victory against Opelika in their previous meeting back in March of 2023 by a conclusive 4-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Saint James since the team 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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