Soccer Game Preview: Notre Dame (SO) vs. Sierra Canyon

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Previous 5 Games

01/20/25 - Home	3-1 W
01/26/24 - Home	2-0 W
01/08/24 - Away	1-0 W
01/30/23 - Home	4-1 W
01/13/23 - Away	5-0 W

Notre Dame (SO) is 5-0 against Sierra Canyon since January of 2023 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Notre Dame (SO) Knights will square off against the Sierra Canyon Trailblazers at 3:00 p.m. Notre Dame (SO) will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.

Notre Dame (SO)'s defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They blew past Louisville 9-0. The result was nothing new for the Knights, who have now won seven matchups by three goals or more so far this season.

Meanwhile, Sierra Canyon hadn't done well against Chaminade recently (they were 0-5 in their previous five matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. Sierra Canyon walked away with a 4-2 victory over Chaminade. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Trailblazers considering their one-goal performance the contest before.

Notre Dame (SO) pushed their record up to 12-1-2 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 30 goals over those six games. As for Sierra Canyon, their victory was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 8-3-1.

Notre Dame (SO) was able to grind out a solid win over Sierra Canyon when the teams last played on Monday, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Notre Dame (SO) since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.