The St. Paul Swordsmen will take on the Bassett Olympians in a holiday battle at at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: St. Paul has struggled recently with four losses in a row, while Bassett will arrive with four straight wins.
St. Paul's tournament run continued when they took on Temple City on Saturday. St. Paul came up short against Temple City, falling 6-3. That's two games in a row now that the Swordsmen have lost by exactly three goals.
Meanwhile, Bassett kept a clean sheet against Pomona on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 4-0 margin over the Red Devils. Given the Olympians' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 239th, while the Red Devils are ranked 763rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Bassett's victory bumped their record up to 6-1. As for St. Paul, they now have a losing record at 4-5-1.
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