The St. Mary's Rams will square off against the Gregori Jaguars at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with St. Mary's sitting on five straight victories and Gregori on six.
St. Mary's is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Franklin a 1-0 shutout. Give the Rams' defense some credit: that's the team's fifth straight shutout.
Meanwhile, Gregori had just enough and edged Central Valley out 1-0 on Tuesday. Given the Jaguars' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 34th, while the Hawks are ranked 301st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Gregori's win was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-1. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 37 goals over those eight matchups. As for St. Mary's, their victory bumped their record up to 13-2.
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