Soccer Game Preview: St. Bernard vs. St. Monica

St. Bernard is 0-8 against St. Monica since November of 2018 but things could change on Friday. The St. Bernard Vikings will head out on the road to take on the St. Monica Mariners at 3:15 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

St. Bernard is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. They skirted past Bosco Tech 3-2. The win was some much needed relief for the Vikings as it spelled an end to their eight-game losing streak.

Meanwhile, St. Monica had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.8 goals) and they went ahead and made it seven on Wednesday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Cardinals a 4-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Mariners, who have now won seven matches by three goals or more so far this season.

They hit Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Matthew Martinez, Alex Jurado, Giovannie Sotomayor, and Nicholas Barillas.

St. Monica pushed their record up to 7-3-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 19 goals over those four contests. As for St. Bernard, their win ended a six-game drought at home and bumped them up to 1-8.

St. Bernard might still be hurting after the 5-0 loss they got from St. Monica in their previous meeting on January 15th. Can St. Bernard avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.