The Cardinal Newman Cardinals will square off against the Pitman Pride at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams beat their previous opponents by a single goal, so this matchup might be just as contested.
Cardinal Newman is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They never let Woodcreek get on the board and left with a 1-0 victory. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Cardinals were the better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, Pitman entered their tilt with Westmont on Tuesday with six consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with seven. They came within a single goal of losing the streak, but they secured a 3-2 W against the Warriors. Given the Pride's advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 20th, while the Warriors are ranked 150th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Cardinal Newman is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up three goals over those eight games. Pitman pushed their record up to 19-4 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home.
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