The Cristo Rey Saints will square off against the John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills Patriots at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Cristo Rey is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of California's top teams: Buckingham Charter, who was ranked 19th at the time (Cristo Rey was ranked third). The Saints' defense stepped up to hand the Knights a 3-0 shutout on Tuesday. The win was nothing new for Cristo Rey as they're now sitting on six straight.
Regina Atilano and Jennifer Ramirez scored all three of Cristo Rey's goals, bringing their combined season tally to ten goals.
Meanwhile, Delta kept up with John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills until halftime on Tuesday, but afterwards: not so much. The Patriots put the hurt on the Saints with a sharp 6-3 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills.
Cristo Rey pushed their record up to 8-2 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 12 goals over those three matchups. As for John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills, their win bumped their record up to 6-2-2.
Cristo Rey took their victory against John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills when the teams last played two weeks ago by a conclusive 5-1 score. In that contest, the Saints amassed a halftime lead of 3-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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