The St. Joseph Jayhawks will challenge the American Leadership Academy Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (St. Joseph has five straight victories, American Leadership Academy has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
St. Joseph proved they can win big two weeks ago (they won by five) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Maeser Prep Academy.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 0-0 at halftime, American Leadership Academy was not quite Providence Hall's equal in the second half on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Patriots by a score of 1-0.
St. Joseph pushed their record up to 5-2 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 12 goals over those three matchups. As for American Leadership Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 5-4.
St. Joseph was able to grind out a solid victory over American Leadership Academy in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, winning 2-0. Do the Jayhawks have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Eagles turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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