The Central Catholic Buttons will be playing at home against the Cathedral Fighting Irish at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday. Central Catholic will be looking to extend their current ten-game winning streak.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Central Catholic had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They had just enough and edged the Eagles out 3-2. Given Central Catholic's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 14th, while St. Thomas Catholic is ranked 251st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Central Catholic hit St. Thomas Catholic with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Evan Pacheco,
Brandan Thomas, and
Alejandro Gallegos.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Cathedral's offense. They ended up on the wrong side of a tough 5-0 walloping at the hands of Patterson Institute back in January.
Central Catholic's victory was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-2. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 44 goals over those nine matches. As for Cathedral, their loss dropped their record down to 4-2-2.
Central Catholic beat Cathedral by a goal when the teams last played back in February of 2020, winning 2-1. Does Central Catholic have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cathedral turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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