The Salesian Mustangs will venture away from home to challenge the St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy Warriors at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Monday just wasn't the day for Salesian's offense. They fell 2-0 to Cathedral on Monday. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 305th, while the Phantoms are ranked 32nd).
Meanwhile, St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy also failed to score in their most recent game. 2025 welcomed they with a 4-0 loss courtesy of Bishop Amat on Monday. While getting shut out isn't ideal, the Warriors haven't been shut out since back in December of 2024.
This is the second loss in a row for St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy and nudges their season record down to 7-4-2. As for Salesian, they now have a losing record at 6-7-1.
Salesian took their win against St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy in their previous meeting back in November of 2017 by a conclusive 9-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Salesian since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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