Pitman has won four straight games at home, while Cardinal Newman has won four straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Thursday. The Pitman Pride will host the Cardinal Newman Cardinals at 5:00 p.m. The two teams each escaped with close wins against their previous opponents.
Pitman is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They skirted past Westmont 3-2. Given the Pride's advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 20th, while the Warriors are ranked 150th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Cardinal Newman kept a clean sheet against Woodcreek on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged out the Timberwolves 1-0. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Cardinals were the better team in the second half.
Pitman has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 34 goals over those ten contests. Cardinal Newman's win bumped their record up to 14-3.
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