Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only St. James Academy walked away with it. Their defense stepped up to hand the Shawnee Heights Thunderbirds a 5-0 shutout on Thursday. The victory was nothing new for St. James Academy as they're now sitting on five straight.
Their offense was hitting Shawnee Heights from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.

Thunder
05/22/25 vs Shawnee Heights | 5-0 |
05/20/25 vs Lansing | 9-0 |
05/06/25 vs Blue Valley West | 3-1 |
04/26/25 vs St. Teresa's Academy | 1-0 |
04/24/25 vs Hayden | 1-0 |
+ 5 more games |
St. James Academy pushed their record up to 17-1 with the win, which was their tenth straight at home. As for Shawnee Heights, their loss dropped their record down to 11-6-1.
Coming up, St. James Academy will take on Saint Thomas Aquinas at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. St. James Academy's defense better be ready for this one: Saint Thomas Aquinas have averaged an impressive 2.9 goals per game this season. Shawnee Heights does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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