The Cristo Rey St. Viator Royals are taking a road trip to challenge the Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon Pirate at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Cristo Rey St. Viator is likely headed into the match with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Del Sol on Monday. Cristo Rey St. Viator came up short against Del Sol, falling 3-0. The Royals have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They lost 6-1 to Desert Oasis. While losing is never fun, the Pirate can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nevada soccer rankings (they are ranked 61st, while the Diamondbacks are ranked fourth).
Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon's goal came courtesy of
Tyler Ngo, who's now up to four this season.
Cristo Rey St. Viator's defeat dropped their record down to 5-5-1. As for Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon, their loss dropped their record down to 2-9-1.
Cristo Rey St. Viator took their win against Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon in their previous matchup two weeks ago by a conclusive 5-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cristo Rey St. Viator 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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