Preview: Archbishop Mitty vs. Sacred Heart Prep
Archbishop Mitty is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Sacred Heart Prep is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Archbishop Mitty Monarchs will take on the Sacred Heart Prep Gators at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Archbishop Mitty can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent contest on Wednesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Valley Christian a 4-0 shutout. Given Archbishop Mitty's advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked second, while Valley Christian is ranked 180th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Archbishop Mitty hit Valley Christian with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Jordan Geis (2),
Murphy Walsh, and
Danielle Paredes.
Meanwhile, Sacred Heart Prep was able to grind out a solid win over Notre Dame on Tuesday, taking the game 4-2. Four seems to be a good number for Sacred Heart Prep as the team scooped up a win with the same number of goals in their previous game.
Archbishop Mitty's win bumped their record up to 16-1-1. As for Sacred Heart Prep, their victory bumped their record up to 15-3-1.
Archbishop Mitty took their victory against Sacred Heart Prep in their previous matchup back in January of 2018 by a conclusive 8-2. In that matchup, Archbishop Mitty amassed a halftime lead of 5-1, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Saturday.
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