Buckingham Charter hasn't had much luck against Cristo Rey recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Knights will look to defend their home pitch against the Saints at 4:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Buckingham Charter played against John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills on Tuesday and lost via forfeit.
Cristo Rey is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of California's top teams: Western Sierra Collegiate Academy, who was ranked ninth at the time (Cristo Rey was ranked fifth). The Saints took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Wolves on Wednesday. Having soared to a lofty ten goals in the game before, Cristo Rey couldn't push the score so high this time.
Their goal came courtesy of Valeria Galvan, who's now up to 12 this season.
Buckingham Charter's defeat dropped their record down to 2-7-2. As for Cristo Rey, their loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 4-1-1 and their overall record down to 5-2-2.
Buckingham Charter suffered a grim 10-2 defeat to Cristo Rey in their previous meeting back in March. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Knights were down 4-1.
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