The Salpointe Catholic Lancers will take on the Sunnyside Blue Devils at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Salpointe Catholic sitting on 16 straight victories and Sunnyside on four.
Salpointe Catholic is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Tolleson, who was ranked 23rd at the time (Salpointe Catholic was ranked third). Salpointe Catholic's defense stepped up to hand Tolleson a 5-0 shutout on Wednesday. The result was nothing new for the Lancers, who have now won 16 contests by three goals or more so far this season.
Leo Gutierrez and Diegoctavio Garcia Yanez scored all five of Salpointe Catholic's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 63 goals.
Meanwhile, Sunnyside narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Gilbert 1-0.
Salpointe Catholic's victory was their 12th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up four goals over those 12 games. As for Sunnyside, their win bumped their record up to 20-3.
Salpointe Catholic beat Sunnyside 2-0 in their previous meeting back in December of 2024. Will Salpointe Catholic repeat their success, or does Sunnyside have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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