Soccer Game Preview: Archbishop Riordan vs. Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory

The Archbishop Riordan Crusaders will be defending their home pitch for the first time this season when they go up against the Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory Fightin' Irish at 3:15 p.m. on Monday. Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Archbishop Riordan, who comes in off a win.

Archbishop Riordan will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one goal last Thursday, then bounced right back against Capuchino on Tuesday. Archbishop Riordan was the clear victor by a 7-1 margin over Capuchino.

Meanwhile, Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory's undefeated season came to an end after four games on Saturday. They fell just short of Aragon by a score of 2-1. The game was a 1-1 toss-up at halftime, but the Fightin' Irish couldn't quite close it out.

Having lost for the first time this season, Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory fell to 4-1. As for Archbishop Riordan, they now have a winning record of 2-1.

Archbishop Riordan came up short against Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory in their previous meeting back in November of 2022, falling 2-0. Can Archbishop Riordan avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.