The Junipero Serra Padres will head out on the road to challenge the St. Ignatius College Preparatory Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Junipero Serra is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.5 goals per game this season.
Junipero Serra's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. Everything went their way against Archbishop Mitty as Junipero Serra made off with a 5-0 victory. The win was all the more spectacular given the Padres' disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 258th, while the Monarchs are ranked 45th).
Nate Coughlin and Aydin Paz scored all five of Junipero Serra's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 19 goals.
Meanwhile, there was early excitement for St. Ignatius College Preparatory after they claimed the first goal on Thursday, however, they wouldn't score again. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Bellarmine College Prep.
The victory made it two in a row for Junipero Serra and bumps their season record up to 7-3-1. As for St. Ignatius College Preparatory, their loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 1-1-1 and their overall record down to 5-3-1.
Junipero Serra came out on top in a nail-biter against St. Ignatius College Preparatory in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Junipero Serra since the squad 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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