Cristo Rey St. Martin is 0-7-1 against Zion-Benton since October of 2016 but things could change on Thursday. The Cristo Rey St. Martin CRSM have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Zion-Benton Zee-Bees at 6:00 p.m. One thing working in Cristo Rey St. Martin's favor is that they have posted at least four goals in their last three contests.
Zion-Benton better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when Cristo Rey St. Martin really get things going. Cristo Rey St. Martin's defense stepped up to hand Marian Central Catholic a 5-0 shutout last Monday. Considering the CRSM have won seven matches by more than two goals this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
They hit Marian Central Catholic with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Jairo Bonilla (2),
Gianni Barajas,
Nerick Perez, and
Diego Martinez.
Meanwhile, Zion-Benton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell just short of Stevenson by a score of 1-0. The matchup was a 0-0 toss-up at halftime, but the Zee-Bees couldn't quite close it out.
Cristo Rey St. Martin's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-1. As for Zion-Benton, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-11.
Cristo Rey St. Martin came up short against Zion-Benton in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 4-2. Can Cristo Rey St. Martin avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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