The St. Teresa's Academy Stars are taking a road trip to face off against the Blue Valley Northwest Huskies at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (St. Teresa's Academy has three straight wins, Blue Valley Northwest has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
St. Teresa's Academy's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Notre Dame de Sion 1-0. That's two games straight that St. Teresa's Academy have won by just one goal.
Meanwhile, Blue Valley Northwest came up short against Blue Valley North on Tuesday and fell 4-2. While losing is never fun, Blue Valley Northwest can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas soccer rankings (they are ranked 41st, while Blue Valley North are ranked first).
St. Teresa's Academy pushed their record up to 10-4 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those three games. As for Blue Valley Northwest, their loss dropped their record down to 2-8-1.
St. Teresa's Academy beat Blue Valley Northwest 3-1 in their previous meeting back in April. Do the Stars have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Huskies turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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