The Sunnyside Blue Devils will venture away from home to challenge the Salpointe Catholic Lancers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Sunnyside comes in on four and Salpointe Catholic on 16.
Sunnyside is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Gilbert, who was ranked 19th at the time (Sunnyside was ranked second). Sunnyside's defense stepped up to hand Gilbert a 1-0 shutout on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Salpointe Catholic made easy work of Tolleson on Wednesday and carried off a 5-0 win. The Lancers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 16 matchups by three goals or more this season.
Leo Gutierrez and Diegoctavio Garcia Yanez scored all five of Salpointe Catholic's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 63 goals.
Salpointe Catholic pushed their record up to 22-1 with the victory, which was their 12th straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up four goals over those 12 games. As for Sunnyside, their win bumped their record up to 20-3.
Sunnyside came up short against Salpointe Catholic in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, falling 2-0. Can Sunnyside avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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