Soccer Game Preview: Eastside College Prep vs. Crystal Springs Uplands

Eastside College Prep is 0-10 against Crystal Springs Uplands since January of 2017 but things could change on Wednesday. The Eastside College Prep Panthers will head out on the road to face off against the Crystal Springs Uplands Gryphons at 3:30 p.m. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.

Eastside College Prep is headed into Wednesday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Friday. They were a single goal away from ending the streak, but they lost a 1-0 heartbreaker at the hands of Sacred Heart Prep. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 1021st, while the Gators are ranked 148th).

Meanwhile, Crystal Springs Uplands didn't have quite enough to beat Menlo School on Friday and fell 2-1. The defeat continues a trend for the Gryphons in their matchups with the Knights: they've now lost three in a row.

Eastside College Prep's loss dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Crystal Springs Uplands, their defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 2-1-1 and their overall record down to 7-2-1.

Eastside College Prep suffered a grim 6-1 defeat to Crystal Springs Uplands in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Eastside College Prep was down 3-0.