Soccer Recap: Junipero Serra Finds Home Pitch Redemption Against Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory

There's no place like home for Junipero Serra, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Wednesday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory Fightin' Irish a 2-0 shutout on Saturday. The Padres have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Fightin' Irish, too.

Jordan Perez and Nate Coughlin scored both of Junipero Serra's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 11 goals.

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Previous 3 Games (Home)

01/11/25 vs Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory	2-0
01/04/25 vs Woodside	3-0
12/18/24 vs Burlingame	1-0

Junipero Serra's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-2-1. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those three contests. As for Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-4-3.

Junipero Serra will challenge Bellarmine College Prep at 2:45 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory, they will take on Saint Francis at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.