Soccer Preview: Taft vs. Palisades
Taft is 0-3 against Palisades since February of 2018 but things could change on Thursday. The Taft Toreadors will head out to face off against the Palisades Dolphins at 5:00 p.m.
Taft is looking to pick up the season's first win, something they couldn't quite do against Canoga Park on Wednesday. Both finished up on equal footing with a 0-0 draw. The outcome might've been different if Carys Barber hadn't been hit with a yellow card, which no doubt limited her ability to make aggressive plays down the stretch.
Meanwhile, Palisades kept a clean sheet against Fairfax on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Lions as they made off with a 7-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Dolphins.
Their offense was hitting Fairfax from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal.
Mechal Green led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Palisades' win bumped their record up to 2-0. With that draw, Taft's record moves to 0-1-1.
Taft suffered a grim 5-0 defeat to Palisades in their previous matchup back in May of 2021. Can Taft avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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