The Downey Knights will take on the Central Catholic Raiders in a holiday battle at at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Downey is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.5 goals per game this season.
Downey is looking to tack another W on to their season record, something they couldn't quite do against Kimball on Tuesday. The two teams finished up on equal footing with a 2-2 draw.
Charlize Phitsamay and Sofia Rosemire scored both of Downey's goals, bringing their combined season tally to seven goals.
Meanwhile, Central Catholic was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were one goals away from ending the streak, but they lost a 2-1 heartbreaker at the hands of Enochs. That's two games in a row now that the Raiders have lost by just one goal.
Central Catholic was without their leading scorer, Emma Saharan, in Saturday's game. With Saharan sidelined, Avery Jones got her first action of the season. Jones made the most of the opportunity, scoring a goal A few more games like that and she might be seeing even more time going forward.
Central Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. With that draw, Downey's record moves to 4-3-1.
Downey was able to grind out a solid win over Central Catholic when the teams last played back in November of 2021, winning 2-0. Does Downey have another victory up their sleeve, or will Central Catholic turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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