The St. Joseph Academy Crusaders will look to take advantage of their home pitch for the first time this season as they take on the Pacifica Christian Tritons at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. St. Joseph Academy has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with three straight defeats, while Pacifica Christian will come in with six straight wins.
Two weeks ago, St. Joseph Academy might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting Borrego Springs an easy 14-2 victory. St. Joseph Academy were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 9-1.
Asher Larkin and Gabriel Larrabure scored both of St. Joseph Academy's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 14 goals.
Meanwhile, Pacifica Christian kept a clean sheet against Coastal Academy on Friday. They rang in the new year with a 2-0 win over the Stingrays. Give Pacifica Christian's defense some credit: that's the team's sixth straight shutout.
St. Joseph Academy's loss dropped their record down to 1-5-1. As for Pacifica Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 6-0-1.
St. Joseph Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against Pacifica Christian in their previous matchup back in January of 2025, sneaking past 1-0. Will the Crusaders repeat their success, or do the Tritons have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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