The DeKalb Middle School Saints soccer team entered the final week of the season with a 5-3 record and are playoff bound.

The Saints are set to play host to the first round of the district tournament this Monday after powering into the postseason with a strong April campaign.

The Saints’ successful April began when they played host to non-conference foe, Warren County, on April 2. After a back and forth battle, the Saints lost, 3-2.

After the Saints gained valuable experience during the Red Raider Invitational April 5-6 and the JV visited Prescott for a JV Playday on April 8, next up was conference foe, the Prescott Bulldogs.  The Saints were on the road on April 11 where Brandon Silva came alive with two early goals. West Schooler Jaxon Humphrey added another and the Saints looked ready to rock and roll with a 3-1 halftime lead.  Mario Mathias put one away in the second half giving the Saints a 4-1 advantage. The final score was 4-2 in favor of the Saints.

The Avery Trace Raiders came to town on April 16 and outmatched the Saints in the first half by jumping out to a 2-0 advantage. The Saints would not go away as they tack on two goals in the first ten minutes of the second half knotting the score, 2-2.  After much back and forth play, the Raiders put one in the back of the net in the final minutes handing the Saints another heartbreaking loss at Home, 3-2. Yair Mata and Miguel Mata had goals for the Saints.

The Saints were on the road to face the Upperman Bees on April 18.  The Saints came out hot and rolled to a 5-0 victory. Robert Wheeler, the Saints Varsity Goalkeeper, got a little taste of offense by getting a goal of his own. The Saints got goals from Migel Mata, Yair Mata (2), David Suastegui, and Robert Wheeler. 

The Saints will travel to Smith County tonight and finish the season with a make-up game at home Friday to end the regular season.