After flying high against Charles Henderson last Tuesday, Houston Academy came back down to earth. The Houston Academy Raiders wound up on the wrong side of a tough 6-0 walloping at the hands of the Saint James Trojans on Thursday. While getting shut out isn't ideal, Houston Academy has not been shut out since back in February.
Something new happened on Thursday as Mary Grace Hixon saw her first action of the season, playing 80 minutes against Houston Academy. Hixon made the most of the opportunity, scoring a goal and two assists. A few more games like that and she might be seeing even more time going forward.
Houston Academy's loss dropped their record down to 10-4. As for Saint James, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 7-0-2.
Houston Academy will head out on the road to challenge New Brockton at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Saint James, they will look to defend their home pitch on Friday against Tuscaloosa Academy at 4:00 p.m. Both teams will come into the matchup having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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