The Cristo Rey Saints will face off against the Westlake Charter Explorers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Cristo Rey is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They blew past Leroy Greene Academy 4-1. The match was close at halftime, but Cristo Rey turned on the heat in the second half with two goals.
Meanwhile, Westlake Charter faced Western Sierra Collegiate Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Explorers put the hurt on Wolves with a sharp 7-1 win. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 5-0.
The victory (which was Cristo Rey's ninth in a row) raised their record to 11-2. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 34 goals over those nine games. As for Westlake Charter, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-0-4 record this season.
Cristo Rey came up short against Westlake Charter in their previous matchup back in February, falling 2-0. Can the Saints avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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