The Grace Lancers will face off against the Cate Rams at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Grace has three straight victories, Cate has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Grace's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They came out on top against Bishop Diego by a score of 2-0. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Lancers were the better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, Cate didn't have quite enough to beat Orcutt Academy on Saturday and fell 2-1. While losing is never fun, the Rams can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 1008th, while the Spartans are ranked 392nd).
Cate's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Grace, their win bumped their record up to 4-7-2.
Grace came out on top in a nail-biter against Cate in their previous matchup back in February of 2022, sneaking past 1-0. Does Grace have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cate turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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