The Notre Dame (SO) Knights will challenge the St. Francis Golden Knights at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Notre Dame (SO)'s defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged Bishop Alemany out 1-0. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 55th, while the Warriors are ranked 433rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, St. Francis entered their game against Loyola on Wednesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. St. Francis came up short against Loyola, falling 6-1. The Golden Knights have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Notre Dame (SO) has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-2-1 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 29 goals over those eight matchups. As for St. Francis, their loss dropped their record down to 7-4-3.
Notre Dame (SO) beat St. Francis by a goal in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, winning 3-2. Will Notre Dame (SO) repeat their success, or does St. Francis have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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