Archbishop Riordan is 0-9-1 against Junipero Serra since January of 2019 but things could change on Thursday. The Archbishop Riordan Crusaders will be playing in front of their home fans against the Junipero Serra Padres at 2:45 p.m. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Archbishop Riordan is headed into Thursday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Saturday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Valley Christian. The game was a 1-1 toss-up at halftime, but the Crusaders couldn't quite close it out.
Meanwhile, Junipero Serra didn't have quite enough to beat Bellarmine College Prep on Tuesday and fell 2-1. While losing is never fun, the Padres can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 229th, while the Bells are ranked 29th).
Archbishop Riordan's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Junipero Serra, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-3-1.
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