By ROY HESS | THE BROWNSVILLE HERALD
St. Joseph Academy’s improvement in soccer this season can be measured by the Bloodhounds’ results against highly regarded Central Catholic (San Antonio).
Central Catholic is considered one of the top high school teams in San Antonio this year among public and private schools. The Buttons are reportedly ranked No. 22 in the country in at least one national high school poll.
The Bloodhounds played host to the Buttons and suffered a 1-0 loss Saturday at Canales Field. The Buttons’ lone score came in the second half on an Olympic goal off a corner kick taken from the right side by Angel Bacho. The ball came in and the St. Joseph goalkeeper was unable to make a play on it before it went into the net. The score came in the 53rd minute.
Even though it was a setback, the result was not at all like the final score the first time the two teams met this season in San Antonio. In that match played Dec. 9, Central Catholic routed the Bloodhounds 9-1.
The Bloodhounds definitely have shown improvement this year. They lost nine of their first 10 games before winning seven of the last 10 matches, including a tie.
Central Catholic is now 3-0 in TAPPS district play, while St. Joseph is 0-3.
Each team has one district game remaining and both are expected to advance to the TAPPS playoffs.
The Buttons next play at TAPPS district foe Antonian Prep (San Antonio) on Wednesday, while the Bloodhounds play at Antonian Prep next Saturday.