Paideia had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.5 goals), and they went ahead and made it five on Thursday. They never let the St. Francis Knights onto the board and left with a 10-0 win. Paideia's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last five contests.
Their offense was hitting St. Francis from everywhere, as eight different players booted in a goal.
Eva-Jean Young led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Paideia's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-2-1. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 16 goals over those three games. As for St. Francis, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-7.
Paideia will head out on the road to challenge Galloway at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams will come into the matchup having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes. As for St. Francis, they will look to defend their home pitch on Monday against Atlanta International at 7:00 p.m. Atlanta International's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for five straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
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