The Bishop Amat Lancers will square off against the St. Genevieve Valiants at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
St. Genevieve better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when Bishop Amat really get things going. Bishop Amat's defense stepped up to hand St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy a 3-0 shutout on Thursday. Given the Lancers' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 91st, while the Warriors are ranked 788th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Farrah Carrillo and Jazelin Bernal scored all three of Bishop Amat's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 12 goals.
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last matchup, St. Genevieve made sure to put some goals up on the board against St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy on Saturday. They were the clear victor by an 8-0 margin over the Warriors. The result was nothing new for the Valiants, who have now won seven contests by three goals or more so far this season.
St. Genevieve has also been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7-1 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 19 goals over those five matchups. As for Bishop Amat, their victory bumped their record up to 13-7-4.
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