Soccer Game Preview: Great Oak vs. Palm Desert

The Great Oak Wolfpack and the Palm Desert Aztecs will round out the year against one another at at 10:00 a.m. on Friday. Both teams beat their previous opponents by a single goal, so this matchup might be just as contested.

Palm Desert is hoping to do what Chaffey couldn't on Thursday: put an end to Great Oak's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Great Oak narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Chaffey 3-2. Given the Wolfpack's advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 43rd, while the Tigers are ranked 685th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Great Oak hit Chaffey with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Kai Mcdaniel, Riley Stein, and Isaiah Carbajal.

Meanwhile, it was close, but on ThursdayPalm Desert capped 2024 with a 2-1 win over Chaffey.

Great Oak has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-1-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 15 goals over those five games. As for Palm Desert, the victory got them back to even at 5-5-2.