Soccer Game Preview: Salinas vs. Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory

The Salinas Cowboys will take on the Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory Fightin' Irish at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Salinas will be looking to extend their current nine-game winning streak.

Salinas' defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They blew past Crystal Springs Uplands 6-0. Considering the Cowboys have won 13 contests by more than two goals this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.

They hit Crystal Springs Uplands with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Morgan Retterer (3), Delilah Vega-Aguilar (2), and Kate Nunes.

Meanwhile, Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Aragon 2-1. The score was all tied up 1-1 at the break, but the Fightin' Irish were the better team in the second half.

Salinas' victory was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up four goals over those nine games. As for Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory, their win bumped their record up to 10-5.