The St. John Paul II Academy Eagles are taking a road trip to square off against the Cardinal Newman Crusaders at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. St. John Paul II Academy will be coming into the contest with an undefeated record on the line.
If St. John Paul II Academy beats Cardinal Newman with three goals on Monday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. St. John Paul II Academy beat Boca Raton by a goal, winning 3-2. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 13th, while the Bobcats are ranked 91st), the result on Wednesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mary Hartofilis and
Marissa Tankersley scored all three of St. John Paul II Academy's goals, bringing their combined season tally to ten goals.
Meanwhile, Cardinal Newman kept a clean sheet against Berean Christian on Friday. Everything went their way against the Bulldogs as they made off with a 6-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Crusaders, who have now won five matchups by four goals or more so far this season.
Cardinal Newman pushed their record up to 5-3 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those three matches. As for St. John Paul II Academy, their win bumped their record up to 8-0.
Everything went St. John Paul II Academy's way against Cardinal Newman in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, as St. John Paul II Academy made off with a 5-1 victory. Does St. John Paul II Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cardinal Newman turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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