Archbishop Riordan hasn't had much luck against Archbishop Mitty recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Archbishop Riordan Crusaders will take on the Archbishop Mitty Monarchs at 3:15 p.m.
Archbishop Riordan is likely headed into the game with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Harbor on Saturday. Archbishop Riordan fell just short of Harbor by a score of 1-0. While losing is never fun, the Crusaders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 633rd, while the Pirates are ranked 166th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Archbishop Mitty). They blew past Watsonville 7-1 on Saturday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Monarchs considering their one-goal performance the contest before.
Archbishop Mitty pushed their record up to 4-0-2 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those three matches. As for Archbishop Riordan, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-4.
Archbishop Riordan might still be hurting after the 8-0 loss they got from Archbishop Mitty when the teams last played back in February of 2024. Can Archbishop Riordan avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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