Soccer Preview: St. Pius X vs. Belen
After five games on the road, St. Pius X is heading back home. They will host the Belen Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. St. Pius X is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.9 goals per game this season.
St. Pius X's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Highland with a sharp 3-0 win. The Sartans' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last seven matchups.
Noah Devany and
Diego Herrera scored all three of St. Pius X's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 15 goals.
Meanwhile, Belen fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Valencia on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Jaguars by a score of 3-2. The Eagles haven't had much luck with the Jaguars recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
St. Pius X pushed their record up to 11-3 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for Belen, their loss dropped their record down to 5-10-1.
Everything went St. Pius X's way against Belen when the teams last played two weeks ago, as St. Pius X made off with a 10-0 win. Will St. Pius X repeat their success, or does Belen have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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