The Salesian Mustangs will take on the Paramount Pirates in a holiday battle at at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Salesian's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They put the hurt on Downey with a sharp 3-0 victory. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 165th, while the Vikings are ranked 568th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Salesian was without their leading scorer, Jason Hernandez, in Saturday's match. With Hernandez sidelined, Salesian had to make some changes to the lineup. And.
Meanwhile, Paramount had already won three in a row and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Gladiators by a score of 2-0. That's two games straight that the Pirates have won by exactly two goals.
Paramount's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-2. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those three contests. As for Salesian, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-5-1.
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