The Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory Fightin' Irish will head out on the road to challenge the Salinas Cowboys at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They beat Aragon by a goal, winning 2-1. The score was all tied up 1-1 at the break, but the Fightin' Irish were the better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, Salinas came tearing into Saturday's game with eight straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.8 goals), and they left with even more momentum. They never let the Gryphons get on the board and left with a 6-0 victory. Considering the Cowboys have won 13 matches by more than two goals this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
They hit Crystal Springs Uplands with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Morgan Retterer (3), Delilah Vega-Aguilar (2), and Kate Nunes.
Salinas' win was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-1. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 49 goals over those nine contests. As for Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory, their victory bumped their record up to 10-5.
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