Archbishop Riordan hasn't had much luck against Valley Christian recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Archbishop Riordan Crusaders will head out to face off against the Valley Christian Warriors at 11:00 a.m.
Having struggled with eight losses in a row, Archbishop Riordan turned things around against Archbishop Mitty on Wednesday. The two teams finished up on equal footing with a 3-3 draw. The result (or lack thereof) marked the Crusaders' first draw of the season.
Meanwhile, Valley Christian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They came up short against St. Ignatius College Preparatory, falling 6-1. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 742nd, while the Wildcats are ranked 179th).
Valley Christian's loss dropped their record down to 4-9-1. With that draw, Archbishop Riordan's record moves to 2-10-1.
Archbishop Riordan came up short against Valley Christian when the teams last played on January 11th, falling 3-1. Can Archbishop Riordan avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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