St. Pius X has won five straight games at home, while Highland has won five straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Thursday. The St. Pius X Sartans will take on the Highland Hornets at 3:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
St. Pius X is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Hope Christian, who was ranked 13th in their home state at the time (St. Pius X was ranked sixth). St. Pius X never let Hope Christian onto the board and left with a 2-0 victory on Monday. Give the Sartans' defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Diego Herrera and
Kenneth Calderon scored both of St. Pius X's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 17 goals.
Meanwhile, Highland made easy work of Valencia on Tuesday and carried off a 5-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Hornets, who have now won nine matchups by three goals or more so far this season.
St. Pius X's victory bumped their record up to 16-3. As for Highland, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a massive bump to their 11-7-1 record this season.
Everything went St. Pius X's way against Highland when the teams last played two weeks ago, as St. Pius X made off with a 3-0 win. Does St. Pius X have another victory up their sleeve, or will Highland turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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