The Pine Knights will square off against the St. Joseph Academy Flashes at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Pine comes in on 12 and St. Joseph Academy on eight.
Pine is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Highlands Christian a 3-0 shutout. Considering Pine has won 12 games by more than two goals this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph Academy's match on Wednesday was close up to the half, which is when they kicked things up a notch. They blew past Canterbury 3-0. Give the Flashes' defense some credit: that's the team's seventh straight shutout.
Kyle Jackson and Alex Altman scored all three of St. Joseph Academy's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 39 goals.
St. Joseph Academy pushed their record up to 20-7 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 43 goals over those eight contests. As for Pine, their victory bumped their record up to 17-1.
Pine took their win against St. Joseph Academy in their previous matchup back in February of 2022 by a conclusive 6-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pine since the squad 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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