With a playoff win on the line, Cathedral rose to the challenge on Monday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Villa Park Spartans 2-1. Given the Phantoms' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 17th, while the Spartans are ranked 70th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Justino Gutierrez and Jacob Mora scored both of Cathedral's goals, which were season-firsts for both players.
Phantoms
| 02/17/25 @ Villa Park | 2-1 |
| 02/14/25 @ Servite | 1-0 |
| 02/03/25 vs St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy | 7-0 |
The victory (which was Cathedral's third in a row) raised their record to 12-4. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those three matches. As for Villa Park, their loss dropped their record down to 15-4.
Cathedral didn't take long to hit the pitch again: they've already played their next contest, a 2-1 defeat against Bishop Amat on the 19th. Villa Park does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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