The St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy Warriors and the Downey Vikings will round out the year against one another at at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday. St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy will be strutting in after a victory while Downey will be coming in after a loss.
Downey is hoping to do what El Rancho couldn't on Thursday: put an end to St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy's winning streak, which now stands at three games. St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy's defense stepped up to hand El Rancho a 2-0 shutout. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Warriors were the better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, Downey fell victim to Birmingham and their airtight defense on Monday. They might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting the Patriots an easy 3-0 win. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 675th, while the Patriots are ranked seventh).
Downey has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-6-1 record this season. As for St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 7-2-2.
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