The Alameda Pirates are taking a road trip to square off against the Arrupe Jesuit Generals at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. Alameda has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with five straight defeats, while Arrupe Jesuit will come in with three straight wins.
On Wednesday, Alameda didn't have quite enough to beat The Pinnacle and fell 2-1.
Alameda's goal came courtesy of
Leonardo Meza, who's now up to two this season.
Meanwhile, Arrupe Jesuit's game on Wednesday was all tied up 2-2 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They beat Englewood by a goal, winning 3-2. Given the Generals' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado soccer rankings (they are ranked 45th, while the Pirates are ranked 153rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Alameda's loss dropped their record down to 1-9. As for Arrupe Jesuit, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-1-3 record this season.
Alameda took their victory against Arrupe Jesuit in their previous meeting back in September of 2015 by a conclusive 5-0. Will Alameda repeat their success, or does Arrupe Jesuit have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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