Soccer Preview: St. Pius X vs. Hope Christian
The St. Pius X Sartans will challenge the Hope Christian Huskies at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday. St. Pius X is coming into the contest hot, having won their last 14 games.
St. Pius X is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. Their defense stepped up to hand Artesia a 2-0 shutout. Give the Sartans' defense some credit: that's the team's fifth straight shutout.
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Nico Reyes scored both of St. Pius X's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 35 goals.
Meanwhile, Hope Christian gave up the first goal last Saturday, but they didn't let that get them down. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Chaparral 3-2. Lucas Salas had to tread lightly for part of the match after he was hit with a yellow card, but that was the only trouble the Huskies got from the refs.
St. Pius X's victory bumped their record up to 18-3. As for Hope Christian, their win bumped their record up to 15-5-1.
St. Pius X beat Hope Christian 2-0 in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Will St. Pius X repeat their success, or does Hope Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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