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| 01/22/25 - Home | 4-1 W |
| 01/31/24 - Home | 6-0 W |
| 01/09/24 - Away | 4-1 W |
| 01/29/22 - Away | 6-0 W |
| 01/06/22 - Home | 7-0 W |
| + 5 more games |
Saint Francis is a perfect 10-0 against Archbishop Riordan since February of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Saturday. The Saint Francis Lancers will venture away from home to face off against the Archbishop Riordan Crusaders at 11:00 a.m. Archbishop Riordan took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Saint Francis, who comes in off a win.
Saint Francis will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any goals on Saturday, then bounced right back against Valley Christian on Wednesday. Saint Francis walked away with a 4-2 win over Valley Christian. Considering the Lancers' offense had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
They hit Valley Christian with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Michael Scavotto (2), Cristian Pires, and Dileep Avila.
Meanwhile, Archbishop Riordan was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Bellarmine College Prep. 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 806th, while the Bells are ranked 17th).
Archbishop Riordan's defeat dropped their record down to 3-14. As for Saint Francis, their victory bumped their record up to 6-11.
Everything went Saint Francis' way against Archbishop Riordan in their previous matchup back in January, as Saint Francis made off with a 4-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Saint Francis since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
