The St. Mary's Pirates will challenge the Colorado Springs Christian Lions at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. St. Mary's is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3 goals per game this season.
St. Mary's is coming into the game fresh off a high-scoring shootout with Banning Lewis Academy that saw the pair combine for 19 shots on goal. The Pirates fell just short of the Stallions by a score of 4-3 on Wednesday. The contest was a 2-2 toss-up at halftime, but St. Mary's couldn't quite close it out.
Kylie Borg and Shane Carter scored all three of St. Mary's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 29 goals.
The home team had won the previous four meetings between Colorado Springs Christian and Manitou Springs, and Manitou Springs kept the tradition alive. The Lions lost 4-0 to the Mustangs on Thursday. Having soared to a lofty ten goals in the game before, Colorado Springs Christian's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
St. Mary's has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-9-1 record this season. As for Colorado Springs Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 9-2-2.
St. Mary's suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Colorado Springs Christian in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can the Pirates avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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