The Bourgade Catholic Golden Eagles will venture away from home to challenge the Yuma Catholic Shamrocks at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Bourgade Catholic took a loss when they played away from home last Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged Benjamin Franklin out 2-1.
Meanwhile, Yuma Catholic had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.6 goals) and they went ahead and made it six on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Ravens a 4-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Shamrocks, who have now won 12 contests by three goals or more so far this season.
Gean Lagarda and Van Winburn scored all four of Yuma Catholic's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 41 goals.
Yuma Catholic's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-4. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those three games. As for Bourgade Catholic, their win bumped their record up to 11-4.
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