Soccer Game Preview: Saint Francis vs. Bellarmine College Prep

Saint Francis and Bellarmine College Prep are an even 4-4-2 against one another since January of 2020, but likely not for long. The Saint Francis Lancers will be playing at home against the Bellarmine College Prep Bells at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.

Saint Francis fell victim to Junipero Serra and their airtight defense on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Padres by a score of 1-0. While losing is never fun, the Lancers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 302nd, while the Padres are ranked 101st).

Meanwhile, Bellarmine College Prep had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.8 goals) and they went ahead and made it nine on Wednesday. They never let the Fightin' Irish onto the board and left with a 3-0 win. Considering the Bells have won six games by more than two goals this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.

Bellarmine College Prep pushed their record up to 12-1-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those seven contests. As for Saint Francis, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-8.

Saint Francis might still be hurting after the 5-0 loss they got from Bellarmine College Prep in their previous meeting on January 11th. Will Saint Francis have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other soccer content.