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Roseville Patch Game of The Week: Concordia Academy faces Visitation in Soccer
Concordia Academy faces Tri-Metro power Visitation at home Thursday night.
ROSEVILLE PATCH GAME OF THE WEEK
Girl's Soccer
Concordia Academy (4-4, 2-3 Tri Metro Conference) vs. Visitation (7-1, 4-1 Tri Metro Conference)
CHEAT SHEET
SITE Concordia Academy
TIME: 6:30 p.m. Thursday
LAST MEETING: Visitation defeated Concordia Academy 3-0 on the road last season.
ON THE LINE
The Beacons, which finished 2-14 overall and 0-9 in the Tri-Metro Conference last season, have made strong strides under head coach Jared Rohwer. Visitation, which is ranked No. 7 in Class A, is looking to bounce back from its first loss of the season as they fell to No. 3 St. Paul Academy 6-0 Saturday. The loss pushed Visitation out of a three-way tie for first place. The Blazers had outscored their opponents 30-7 before their Saturday loss.
PLAYERS TO WATCH
Sophie Schmidt – Concordia Academy goalie
The junior goalkeeper has been a key to the improved Beacon defense this season.
Abby O'Brien – Visitation forward
The junior leads the team with eight goals scored. .
BEACONS WIN IF...
They can put pressure on Visitation goalie Mattie Melin, who is allowing just 1.4 goals per game.
BLAZERS WIN IF...
They can put their first loss of the season behind them.
