The St. Joseph Academy Flashes will square off against the Pine Knights at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
St. Joseph Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Canterbury a 3-0 shutout. The Flashes' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last seven matchups.
Kyle Jackson and Alex Altman scored all three of St. Joseph Academy's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 39 goals.
Meanwhile, Pine entered their tilt with Highlands Christian on Wednesday with 11 consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with 12. They blew past Highlands Christian 3-0. Given Pine's advantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 28th in Florida, while Highlands Christian is ranked 112th in Florida), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Pine pushed their record up to 17-1 with the win, which was their 11th straight at home. As for St. Joseph Academy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season.
St. Joseph Academy suffered a grim 6-0 defeat to Pine in their previous meeting back in February of 2022. Can St. Joseph Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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