Bishop Amat and Salesian are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but likely not for long. The Bishop Amat Lancers are taking a road trip to square off against the Salesian Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Bishop Amat will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.
Bishop Amat's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They put the hurt on St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy with a sharp 4-0 victory. The Lancers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matches by three goals or more 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.
Meanwhile, Monday just wasn't the day for Salesian's offense. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Cathedral on Monday. 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).
Bishop Amat pushed their record up to 15-1-2 with the win, which was their tenth straight at home. 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.
Bishop Amat came up short against Salesian when the teams last played back in January of 2024, falling 3-1. Can Bishop Amat avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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