Head-Royce is 9-0-1 against St. Joseph Notre Dame since October of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Head-Royce Jayhawks will venture away from home to square off against the St. Joseph Notre Dame Pilots at 4:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Head-Royce has ten straight wins, St. Joseph Notre Dame has six straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Head-Royce is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of California's top teams: Arise, who was ranked ninth in their home state at the time (Head-Royce was ranked first). Head-Royce won by a goal and slipped past Arise 1-0. Give the Jayhawks' defense some credit: that's the team's fifth straight shutout.
Their one-goal win came courtesy of
Ameen Berjis, who's now up to six this season.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for St. Joseph Notre Dame's offense. They came up short against College Prep on Tuesday, falling 3-0.
Head-Royce's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-0-1. As for St. Joseph Notre Dame, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.
Head-Royce took their win against St. Joseph Notre Dame when the teams last played on October 1st by a conclusive 9-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Head-Royce since the squad 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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