The St. Joseph Jayhawks will head out on the road to take on the Rowland Hall Winged Lions at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Joseph will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.
If St. Joseph beats Rowland Hall with two goals on Tuesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. St. Joseph came out on top in a nail-biter against Maeser Prep Academy on Thursday and snuck past 2-1. That's two games straight that St. Joseph has won by just one goal.
They were led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Alex Hernandez and
Brock Smith, who scored both of St. Joseph's goals. The pair have combined for a total of nine so far this season.
Meanwhile, Rowland Hall kept a clean sheet against Intermountain Christian on Friday. Everything went their way against the Lions as they made off with a 3-0 victory. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest win Rowland Hall has managed all season.
St. Joseph pushed their record up to 8-3 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Rowland Hall, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-5.
St. Joseph beat Rowland Hall 2-0 in their previous meeting back in March. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Joseph since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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