The Maranatha Minutemen will look to defend their home pitch on Thursday against the St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy Warriors at 5:00 p.m. Maranatha will be looking to extend their current 11-game winning streak.
Maranatha had already proven themselves in the regular season, and didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They had just enough and edged Woodlake out 2-1. Two seems to be a good number for Maranatha as the team scooped up a win with the same number of goals in their previous game.
Meanwhile, St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy kept a clean sheet against New West Charter on Tuesday. They skirted past the Eagles 1-0. Given St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy's advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 170th, while New West Charter is ranked 439th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Maranatha has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6-3 record this season. As for St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 20-4.
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