The St. Mary's Pirates will challenge the Salida Spartans at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. St. Mary's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for 12 straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
St. Mary's fell victim to Lamar and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They came up short against the Thunder, falling 9-0. While losing is never fun, St. Mary's can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado soccer rankings (they are ranked 218th, while Lamar are ranked 89th).
Meanwhile, Salida entered their tilt with James Irwin on Thursday with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. They came within a single goal of losing the streak, but they secured a 2-1 W against the Jaguars.
Eben Mayton and Hawkin Sather scored both of Salida's goals, bringing their combined season tally to seven goals.
St. Mary's loss dropped their record down to 0-12. As for Salida, their victory bumped their record up to 11-1.
St. Mary's suffered a grim 9-0 defeat to Salida when the teams last played back in October of 2024. Will the Pirates have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other soccer content.
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