The Salpointe Catholic Lancers will face off against the Ironwood Ridge Nighthawks at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Ironwood Ridge will be up against a hot Salpointe Catholic squad: the team just extended their winning streak to 14. Salpointe Catholic's defense stepped up to hand Mica Mountain a 4-0 shutout on Tuesday. Give the Lancers' defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
They hit Mica Mountain with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Emiliano Castro (2), Leo Gutierrez, and Jose Gutierrez-Pena.
Meanwhile, Ironwood Ridge came tearing into Monday's contest with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.8 goals) and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Lions with a sharp 5-1 win. Given the Nighthawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona soccer rankings (they are ranked 17th, while the Lions are ranked 109th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Salpointe Catholic pushed their record up to 20-1 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up two goals over those ten matchups. As for Ironwood Ridge, their win bumped their record up to 12-1-1.
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