The Bishop Amat Lancers are taking a road trip to take on the St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy Warriors at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Bishop Amat is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last nine games.
If St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Bishop Amat took over last week. Bishop Amat came out on top in a nail-biter against Salesian on Saturday, sneaking past 1-0. Given the Lancers' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 15th, while the Mustangs are ranked 300th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Bishop Amat's one-goal win came courtesy of Sebastian Saucedo, who's now up to ten this season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to eight goals the game before, St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy was a bit more limited in their contest on Friday. They lost 5-1 to Cathedral.
Bishop Amat is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-1-2 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 38 goals over those 12 matchups. As for St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-5-2 record this season.
Everything went Bishop Amat's way against St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy in their previous matchup two weeks ago, as Bishop Amat made off with a 4-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bishop Amat since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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