The St. Monica Mariners will head out to face off against the Pomona Catholic Pacers at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty goal totals in their previous games.
St. Monica proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by seven) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy 4-3. Winning may never get old, but St. Monica sure are getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Pomona Catholic hadn't beaten Ramona Convent on the road since December 3, 2019 but that history sure didn't bother them on Thursday. The Pacers' defense stepped up to hand the Tigers a 6-0 shutout. Pomona Catholic might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matchups by three goals or more this season.
St. Monica's victory bumped their record up to 11-2-2. As for Pomona Catholic, they now have a winning record of 9-8.
Everything went St. Monica's way against Pomona Catholic in their previous meeting on January 15th, as St. Monica made off with a 6-2 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Mariners since the squad 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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