Belen is 0-10 against St. Pius X since October of 2018 but things could change on Thursday. The Belen Eagles will challenge the St. Pius X Sartans at 5:00 p.m.
Belen fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against Valencia on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Jaguars by a score of 3-2. While the Eagles didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Jaguars 2-1 in the first half.
Meanwhile, St. Pius X came tearing into Tuesday's game with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.8 goals) and they left with even more momentum. Their defense stepped up to hand the Hornets a 3-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Sartans, who have now won five contests by three goals or more so far this season.
Noah Devany and
Diego Herrera scored all three of St. Pius X's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 15 goals.
Belen's loss dropped their record down to 5-10-1. As for St. Pius X, their win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-3.
Belen suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to St. Pius X in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Can Belen avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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