Soccer Game Preview: Foothill vs. El Dorado

Foothill is 0-9-1 against El Dorado since January of 2018 but things could change on Thursday. The Foothill Knights will finish 2024 at home by hosting the El Dorado Golden Hawks at 5:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.

Last Thursday, Foothill didn't have quite enough to beat Canyon and fell 4-3. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 262nd, while the Comanches are ranked 128th).

Foothill hit Canyon with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Saylor Adrian, Julienn Chaverst, and Vanessa Paredes.

Meanwhile, Saturday just wasn't the day for El Dorado's offense. They fell 2-0 to Notre Dame (SO) on Saturday. The loss put an end to the Golden Hawks' undefeated start to the season.

Foothill now has a losing record at 3-4-1. As for El Dorado, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 5-1-3.