The Saint Mary's Panthers will head out to square off against the San Marin Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams beat their previous opponents by a single goal, so this matchup might be just as contested.
If San Marin heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Saint Mary's took over last week. Saint Mary's beat Salesian College Preparatory by a goal, winning 2-1. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 181st, while the Pride are ranked 508th), the result last Thursday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Colm Gallagher and Aidan McGhee scored both of Saint Mary's goals, which were season-firsts for both players.
Meanwhile, San Marin kept a clean sheet against Bethel last Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Jaguars, sneaking past 1-0.
San Marin's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 3-1-1. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored ten goals over those three matches. As for Saint Mary's, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
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