The Bishop Blanchet Bears will square off against the Garfield Bulldogs at 8:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Bishop Blanchet has six straight wins, Garfield has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Bishop Blanchet's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. Everything went their way against Seattle Academy as they made off with a 4-0 victory. The result was nothing new for Bishop Blanchet, who have now won seven matches by three goals or more so far this season.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Garfield and Lakeside meet (three straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Saturday. The Bulldogs came up short against the Lions, falling 6-1.
Garfield's defeat dropped their record down to 2-7-4. As for Bishop Blanchet, their win bumped their record up to 11-2-2.
Bishop Blanchet was able to grind out a solid victory over Garfield when the teams last played back in March of 2025, winning 5-3. Will the Bears repeat their success, or do the Bulldogs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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