The San Marin Mustangs will challenge the Saint Mary's Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams each escaped with close wins against their previous opponents.
San Marin's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Friday. They had just enough and edged Bethel out 1-0. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 282nd, while the Jaguars are ranked 704th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Saint Mary's game last Thursday was all tied up 1-1 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They had just enough and edged Salesian College Preparatory out 2-1.
Colm Gallagher and Aidan McGhee scored both of Saint Mary's goals, which were season-firsts for both players.
San Marin pushed their record up to 3-1-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored ten goals over those three contests. As for Saint Mary's, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
San Marin skirted past Saint Mary's 2-1 when the teams last played back in December of 2023. Does San Marin have another victory up their sleeve, or will Saint Mary's turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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