Soccer Game Preview: Immaculate Heart vs. Notre Dame Academy

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01/07/26 - Home	4-3 W
01/28/25 - Home	5-0 W
01/27/25 - Away	1-2 L
01/24/24 - Neutral	2-0 W
01/05/24 - Neutral	3-0 W
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Immaculate Heart is 9-1 against Notre Dame Academy since January of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Pandas will venture away from home to face off against the Regals at 1:00 p.m. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.

Wednesday just wasn't the day for Immaculate Heart's offense. They fell just short of Flintridge Sacred Heart by a score of 1-0 on Wednesday. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as Immaculate Heart came into the matchup with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 169th, while Flintridge Sacred Heart are ranked 423rd).

Meanwhile, Notre Dame Academy hadn't done well against Marlborough recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Regals never let the Mustangs get on the board and left with a 1-0 win. That's two games straight that Notre Dame Academy have won by just one goal.

The victory made it two in a row for Notre Dame Academy and bumps their season record up to 5-1-1. As for Immaculate Heart, their loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 2-1-2 and their overall record down to 9-3-5.

Immaculate Heart skirted past Notre Dame Academy 4-3 when the teams last played on January 7th. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Pandas since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.