The St. James Academy Thunder will head out to face off against the Blue Valley Southwest Timberwolves at 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday. St. James Academy will come into the contest with an undefeated record on the line.
St. James Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: St. Teresa's Academy, who was ranked 14th in their home state at the time (St. James Academy was ranked second). The Thunder had just enough and edged out the Stars 1-0 on Saturday. Give St. James Academy's defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Meanwhile, it was a classic North v. South duel when Blue Valley Southwest duked it out with Blue Valley North on Thursday. The Timberwolves lost 5-2 to the Mustangs. Blue Valley Southwest fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team's lost against Blue Valley North since on Thursday.
St. James Academy's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-0. As for Blue Valley Southwest, their loss dropped their record down to 4-3.
St. James Academy came up short against Blue Valley Southwest in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, falling 3-1. Can the Thunder avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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