Sacred Heart Cathedral boys soccer team went head-to-head against their rivals Saint Ignatius over the weekend and took care of business at the Beach Chalet fields. The Irish defeated the Wildcats 3-1 in a three-goal thriller on Saturday.

Forward Eoin McLoughlin '25 opened the scoring with a first-half goal, and the Irish took a 1-0 lead into halftime.

SI scored a set-piece equalizer not even ten minutes into the second half.  Cristian Contreras '27 retook the lead for the Irish with a goal 12 minutes later. 

In the 28th minute, the Irish cemented the win with a spectacular 25 yard shot by Francisco Garcia '25 over the SI goalkeeper's head. 

It was a match of great defense and exhilarating, high-intensity play. Goalkeeper Sebastian Bradshaw '26 made three huge saves to keep the Wildcats from gaining life and finding a way back into the game.

The Irish will play next at Archbishop Mitty on Wednesday, February 7th, with hopes of building off their win this past weekend.

GO IRISH!