The Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory Fightin' Irish will challenge the Valley Christian Warriors at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
If Valley Christian heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory took over last week. Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory walked away with a 3-1 win over Saint Francis on Wednesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Fightin' Irish.
Meanwhile, Valley Christian had to endure a seven-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They came out on top against Archbishop Mitty by a score of 3-1 on Wednesday. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Warriors' disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 720th, while the Monarchs are ranked 138th).
Isaac Wong and Isaiah Muse scored all three of Valley Christian's goals, bringing their combined season tally to ten goals.
Valley Christian's win ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-10-1. As for Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-7-4 record this season.
Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory was able to grind out a solid victory over Valley Christian in their previous matchup back in January, winning 3-1. Will Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory repeat their success, or does Valley Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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