Soccer Game Preview: St. Patrick-St. Vincent vs. Swett

The St. Patrick-St. Vincent Bruins will face off against the Swett Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.

Tuesday just wasn't the day for St. Patrick-St. Vincent's offense. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Kennedy on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, Swett was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were a single goal away from ending the streak, but they lost a 1-0 heartbreaker at the hands of Salesian College Preparatory. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 1174th, while the Pride are ranked 399th).

St. Patrick-St. Vincent's loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-6-1. As for Swett, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-13-3.

St. Patrick-St. Vincent skirted past Swett 2-1 in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Will St. Patrick-St. Vincent repeat their success, or does Swett have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.