Bellarmine College Prep and Saint Francis are an even 4-4-2 against one another since January of 2020, but likely not for long. The Bellarmine College Prep Bells will host the Saint Francis Lancers at 1:45 p.m. on Saturday. Bellarmine College Prep is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.3 goals per game this season.
Bellarmine College Prep's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory. Given the Bells' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 70th, while the Fightin' Irish are ranked 519th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Aidan Dempsey and Gregory Gutierrez scored both of Bellarmine College Prep's goals, bringing their combined season tally to ten goals.
Meanwhile, Saint Francis came into Wednesday's contest having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They had just enough and edged Junipero Serra out 3-2.
Bellarmine College Prep's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-1-1. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those three games. As for Saint Francis, their win bumped their record up to 2-4.
Bellarmine College Prep came up short against Saint Francis in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, falling 2-0. Can Bellarmine College Prep avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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