Soccer Game Preview: El Dorado vs. Claremont

The El Dorado Golden Hawks will face off against the Claremont Wolfpack at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

El Dorado is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Laguna Beach 2-1. Given the Golden Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 90th, while the Breakers are ranked 249th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Claremont's game on Wednesday was all tied up 2-2 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. Everything went their way against Paraclete as Claremont made off with a 5-2 win. It was an even better day for Laila Pacheco as she scored three goals for her team.

The victory made it two in a row for Claremont and bumps their season record up to 11-4. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 11 goals over those two games. As for El Dorado, their win bumped their record up to 9-6.