Saint James is 1-6 against Houston Academy since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Saint James Trojans will head out on the road to take on the Houston Academy Raiders at 5:00 p.m. Hopefully Saint James is not getting complacent considering they own a much higher rank in Alabama (they are ranked 32nd, while Houston Academy is ranked 111th).
Saint James has not lost a match since February 8th, a trend which continued in their latest game on Monday. They and Stanhope Elmore finished up on equal footing with a 2-2 draw. The result (or lack thereof) marked Saint James' first draw of the season.
They avoided a loss thanks to
Cole Williams and
Atticus Clements, who posted both of Saint James' goals. The pair have combined for a total of ten so far this season.
Meanwhile, Houston Academy came tearing into Tuesday's game with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6 goals) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Trojans.
As for Saint James, they moved theirs to 8-2-1. As for Houston Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 10-4-1.
Saint James suffered a grim 5-2 defeat to Houston Academy in their previous matchup back in March of 2023. Can Saint James avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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