The Moreau Catholic Mariners will head out on the road to square off against the Mission San Jose Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Moreau Catholic has eight straight wins, Mission San Jose has eight straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Moreau Catholic is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. They put the hurt on Irvington with a sharp 7-1 victory on Wednesday. Given the Mariners' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 559th, while the Vikings are ranked 1164th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Mission San Jose came up short against Kennedy on Wednesday and fell 3-1.
Moreau Catholic's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-5. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 16 goals over those four games. As for Mission San Jose, their loss dropped their record down to 1-10.
Everything went Moreau Catholic's way against Mission San Jose in their previous meeting on January 8th, as Moreau Catholic made off with a 4-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Moreau Catholic since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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