Juan Diego Catholic is 4-0 against Summit Academy since September of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Juan Diego Catholic Soaring Eagle will venture away from home to challenge the Summit Academy Bears at 3:30 p.m. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Juan Diego Catholic is likely headed into the matchup with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Judge Memorial Catholic on Thursday. Juan Diego Catholic fell just short of Judge Memorial Catholic by a score of 2-1. While losing is never fun, the Soaring Eagle can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Utah soccer rankings (they are ranked 80th, while the Bulldogs are ranked eighth).
Juan Diego Catholic's goal came courtesy of
Natalia Shepard, who's now up to six this season.
Meanwhile, Summit Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Providence Hall. That's two games in a row now that the Bears have lost by exactly two goals.
This is the second loss in a row for Juan Diego Catholic and nudges their season record down to 2-10. As for Summit Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 1-9.
Everything went Juan Diego Catholic's way against Summit Academy in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as Juan Diego Catholic made off with a 12-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Juan Diego Catholic since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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