St. Mary's Academy is 1-8-1 against Heritage since March of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The St. Mary's Academy Bobcats are on the road again to play the Heritage Hawks at 7:30 p.m. The two teams each escaped with close wins against their previous opponents.
St. Mary's Academy's game on Tuesday was all tied up 2-2 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Strong Rock Christian 3-2. The victory was just what St. Mary's Academy needed coming off of a 7-3 loss in their prior game.
They were led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Gianni Del Pilar and
Brian Ekpenyong, who scored all three of St. Mary's Academy's goals. The pair have combined for a total of eight so far this season.
Meanwhile, Heritage entered their tilt with Cristo Rey Atlanta with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They won by a goal and slipped past the 6-5. The final score was a far cry from the score of their previous head-to-head, which saw the teams combine for one goal.
St. Mary's Academy's win bumped their record up to 8-3. As for Heritage, they pushed their record up to 11-1 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home.
St. Mary's Academy might still be hurting after the 6-1 defeat they got from Heritage in their previous matchup back in March. Can St. Mary's Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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