It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but the Central Catholic Buttons had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They won by a goal and slipped past the Eagles 3-2. The win was nothing new for Central Catholic as they're now sitting on ten straight.
They hit St. Thomas Catholic with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Evan Pacheco,
Brandan Thomas, and
Alejandro Gallegos.
Central Catholic's victory was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-2. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 44 goals over those nine contests. As for St. Thomas Catholic, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 14-10-3 record this season.
Central Catholic will look to defend their home pitch on Thursday against Cathedral at 12:30 p.m. Hopefully Central Catholic is not getting complacent considering they own a much higher rank in Texas (they are ranked 14th, while Cathedral is ranked 440th). St. Thomas Catholic does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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