Soccer Game Preview: The Palmdale Aerospace Academy vs. St. Monica Academy

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Previous 5 Games

01/07/25 - Home	13-1 W
12/18/23 - Away	12-0 W
12/12/23 - Home	3-0 W
01/13/23 - Home	8-1 W
12/12/22 - Home	13-1 W

The Palmdale Aerospace Academy is 5-0 against St. Monica Academy since December of 2022 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Palmdale Aerospace Academy Griffins will face off against the St. Monica Academy Crusaders at 3:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (The Palmdale Aerospace Academy has three straight victories, St. Monica Academy has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.

On Wednesday, it was close, but The Palmdale Aerospace Academy sidestepped Quartz Hill for a 2-1 win. Given the Griffins' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 93rd, while the Royals are ranked 584th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, St. Monica Academy came up short against The Palmdale Aerospace Academy on Tuesday, falling 13-1. That's two games in a row now that the Crusaders have lost by exactly 12 goals.

The Palmdale Aerospace Academy pushed their record up to 10-1-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 20 goals over those four matches. As for St. Monica Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.

Everything went The Palmdale Aerospace Academy's way against St. Monica Academy in their previous meeting on Tuesday, as The Palmdale Aerospace Academy made off with a 13-1 win. In that contest, The Palmdale Aerospace Academy amassed a halftime lead of 6-1, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.