The Yuma Catholic Shamrocks will square off against the Gilbert Christian Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Yuma Catholic sitting on eight straight wins and Gilbert Christian on 12.
Yuma Catholic is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They won by a goal and slipped past Valley Christian 3-2.
Yuma Catholic hit Valley Christian with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Gean Lagarda, Hector Soto, and Esteban Hernandez.
Meanwhile, Gilbert Christian's game on Tuesday was all tied up 1-1 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They came out on top against Catalina by a score of 3-1. Three seems to be a good number for the Knights as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of goals in their previous game.
Gilbert Christian pushed their record up to 16-3 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 53 goals over those nine games. As for Yuma Catholic, their victory bumped their record up to 18-4.
Yuma Catholic came up short against Gilbert Christian in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, falling 5-3. Can Yuma Catholic avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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