The St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders will face off against the Doral Academy Firebirds at 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
St. Thomas Aquinas' defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Oak Cliff Faith Family Academy with a sharp 8-0 victory. Considering St. Thomas Aquinas have won three matchups by more than four goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Doral Academy, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They were the clear victors by an 8-0 margin over International Studies on Monday.
Doral Academy's offense was hitting International Studies from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal. Aaliyah Perez led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
The win made it two in a row for St. Thomas Aquinas and bumps their season record up to 3-1-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 13 goals over those two contests. As for Doral Academy, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
St. Thomas Aquinas took their victory against Doral Academy when the teams last played back in January by a conclusive 4-0 score. Will the Raiders repeat their success, or do the Firebirds have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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