Soccer Game Preview: Bellarmine College Prep vs. Archbishop Riordan

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Previous Games

02/07/24 - Home	2-0 W
01/13/24 - Away	3-0 W
01/25/23 - Away	8-0 W
01/03/23 - Home	3-0 W
02/16/22 - Home	6-0 W
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Bellarmine College Prep has gone 10-0 against Archbishop Riordan recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Bellarmine College Prep Bells are taking a road trip to challenge the Archbishop Riordan Crusaders at 11:00 a.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Bellarmine College Prep has five straight wins, Archbishop Riordan has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.

Bellarmine College Prep gave up the first goal on Thursday, but they didn't let that get them down. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over St. Ignatius College Preparatory. Given the Bells' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 27th, while the Wildcats are ranked 134th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 0-0 at halftime, Archbishop Riordan was not quite Junipero Serra's equal in the second half on Thursday. They fell 2-0 to the Padres. That's two games in a row now that the Crusaders have lost by exactly two goals.

Bellarmine College Prep's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-1-1. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 21 goals over those five games. As for Archbishop Riordan, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7.

Bellarmine College Prep beat Archbishop Riordan 2-0 in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bellarmine College Prep since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.