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Game of The Week: Shakopee vs. Academy of Holy Angels Boys Soccer
The Sabers, the defending Missota Conference co-champion, face the Stars who are in first place this season.
SHAKOPEE PATCH GAME OF THE WEEK
Boy’s Soccer
Shakopee (5-4-2, 2-0-1 Missota Conference) vs. Academy of Holy Angels (6-1-3, 3-0 Missota Conference)
CHEAT SHEET
SITE: Academy of Holy Angels
TIME: 6:00 p.m. Thursday
LAST MEETING: Shakopee defeated the Stars 2-1 last season at home.
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ON THE LINE
The Sabers, the defending Missota Conference co-champion, face the Stars who are in first place this season. The Stars have won four straight matches and are 5-0-3 since losing 4-0 to No. 2 ranked Minneapolis Southwest. They have defeated Class A No. 3 Simley and No. 1 Benilde-St. Margaret's. The Stars knocked off Benidle 2-1 on Saturday.
PLAYERS TO WATCH
Mario Pena - Shakopee forward
The senior leads the team with 1.2 points per game.
Ashon Jordan- Academy of Holy Angels attacker
The sophomore is tied for the team lead with seven goals.
SABERS WIN IF...
They can keep putting shots on goal. They are a defensive-minded team that have scored only 17 goals all year and three of their wins have been by one goal.
STARS WIN IF...
They can continue their strong defensive play. The Stars have allowed just ten goals in nine games this season.
