Soccer Recap: Birmingham Comes Up Short in High-Profile Game with El Camino Real

On Wednesday, Birmingham faced El Camino Real in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Birmingham Patriots lost 3-0 to the El Camino Real Royals. Having soared to a lofty five goals in the game before, the Patriots' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.

Patriots

Previous 5 Games

01/15/25 @ El Camino Real	0-3
01/03/25 @ San Dieguito Academy	5-1
12/30/24 vs Montclair	3-2
12/28/24 vs St. John Bosco	3-0
12/27/24 vs San Clemente	2-1

Birmingham moved to 13-2 with that loss, which also ended their five-game winning streak. As for El Camino Real, they pushed their record up to 9-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Birmingham has already played their next matchup (against Taft), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. El Camino Real will take on Chatsworth at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. El Camino Real is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.1 goals per game this season.