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| 01/23/24 - Away | 6-2 W |
| 01/04/24 - Home | 12-0 W |
| 02/02/23 - Away | 7-0 W |
| 01/17/23 - Home | 10-0 W |
| 01/19/22 - Away | 5-1 W |
| + 5 more games |
East Union is 8-2 against Central Catholic since February of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The East Union Lancers will be playing at home against the Central Catholic Raiders at 6:15 p.m. East Union will be strutting in after a win while Central Catholic will be coming in after a loss.
East Union is headed into the game having not lost since December 7 and will look to keep things rolling. Their defense stepped up to hand Sierra a 3-0 shutout on Tuesday. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Lancers' disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 253rd, while the Timberwolves are ranked 124th).
East Union hit Sierra with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Ben Diaz, Yandel Gutierrez, and Maddox Torres.
Meanwhile, Central Catholic was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They came up short against Oakdale, falling 4-1. That's two games in a row now that the Raiders have lost by exactly three goals.
Central Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 2-7. As for East Union, their win bumped their record up to 8-3-5.
East Union took their victory against Central Catholic in their previous meeting back in January of 2024 by a conclusive 6-2. In that matchup, East Union amassed a halftime lead of 4-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
