Big Week Ahead for SLP Oriole Soccer Teams

The St. Louis Park Oriole soccer teams have been on a roll and the boys and girls teams head into the next to last week of the regular season.

The boys have been very solid so far, with a record of 8-0-1 and have only given up one goal since August 29.  In their last six games, the Orioles have outscored their opponents 22-1. The key has been outstanding passing, ball control and team oriented play.   They open up the week on Tuesday, September 25 against their city rival the Benilde-St. Margaret's Red Knights.  The Red Knights, under the veteran leadership of Dave Platt, hasn't had a lot of shining armor this season.  BSM has been shutout five times in their last seven games and picked up a win in their last game against the Richfield Spartans on September 17 3-1.

And speaking of the Spartans, that's St. Louis Park's next opponent on Thursday, September 27.  Richfield's season has been rather dismal, going into the week's games with a 2-8-1 record.  The boys will wrap up the week on Saturday, September 29 with a noon game at home against the Eden Prairie Eagles.  The Eagles have a new head coach in Rob St. Clair, who replaced Vince Thomas who retired after 36 years leading Eden Prairie and head into the week with a 1-4-2 record.  Looking for something to do during the Gopher football team's bye week?  Head over to St. Louis Park for a good boys soccer match up.

Since they started the season 0-3, the Oriole girls has an unbeaten streak in six games, including the last three won by identical 2-0 scores.  They go up against BSM which returns to the Twin Cities after a trip up I-35 last Saturday to Esko and beat the Eskomos 2-1.  The Red Knights have another outstanding team under Scott Helling-Christy and they beat a pair of top teams in Section 5A early this season Blake and DeLaSalle.  St. Louis Park will also be in action on the 27th against the Richfield Spartans who are on a five game losing streak since they beat the North Branch Vikings 3-2.

It should be an interesting week of soccer for both St. Louis Park teams.