The St. Patrick Fighting Irish and the Jackson Prep Patriots will compete for holiday cheer at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Patrick's defense has only allowed 0.3 goals per game this season, so Jackson Prep's offense will have their work cut out for them.
St. Patrick is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Mississippi's top teams: St. Stanislaus, who was ranked second at the time (St. Patrick was ranked 15th). St. Patrick fell just short of St. Stanislaus by a score of 1-0 on Thursday. The Fighting Irish's loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Jackson Prep kept a clean sheet against Heritage Academy last Monday. They were the clear victor by a 7-0 margin over the Patriots. Considering Jackson Prep has won three games by more than three goals this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Jackson Prep pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 18 goals over those three matches. As for St. Patrick, their defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 10-2-1.
St. Patrick suffered a grim 4-1 defeat to Jackson Prep when the teams last played back in January of 2023. Can St. Patrick avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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