Salesian and Bishop Amat are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but likely not for long. The Salesian Mustangs will be playing at home against the Bishop Amat Lancers at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Salesian fell victim to Cathedral and their airtight defense on Monday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Phantoms. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 349th, while the Phantoms are ranked 48th).
Meanwhile, Bishop Amat came tearing into Monday's matchup with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.8 goals) and they left with even more momentum. Their defense stepped up to hand the Warriors a 4-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Lancers, who have now won seven contests by three goals or more so far this season.
They hit St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Sebastian Saucedo (2), Konnor Bonilla, and Matthew Ibarra.
Bishop Amat's win was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-1-2. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 38 goals over those ten games. As for Salesian, they now have a losing record at 6-7-1.
Salesian beat Bishop Amat 3-1 when the teams last played back in January of 2024. Will Salesian repeat their success, or does Bishop Amat have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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