The Notre Dame (SO) Knights will head out on the road to square off against the Sierra Canyon Trailblazers at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Notre Dame (SO) will be strutting in after a win while Sierra Canyon will be coming in after a defeat.
Notre Dame (SO) can't be too worried about heading out to take on Sierra Canyon: they just beat Crespi at home, who had been dominant on their own pitch up to that point. Notre Dame (SO) never let Crespi onto the board and left with a 2-0 victory on Wednesday. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 47th, while the Celts are ranked 321st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Sierra Canyon was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They came up short against Loyola, falling 4-1.
Notre Dame (SO) pushed their record up to 13-3-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those three matchups. As for Sierra Canyon, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-10-2.
Everything went Notre Dame (SO)'s way against Sierra Canyon in their previous meeting last Monday, as Notre Dame (SO) made off with a 5-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Notre Dame (SO) since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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