Soccer Preview: Oakland Charter vs. KIPP King
The Oakland Charter Matadors will challenge the KIPP King Lions at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Oakland Charter took a loss when they played away from home back in September, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed two weeks ago. They blew past Oakland Unity 4-1. The high-scoring effort was just what the Matadors needed considering they were shutout in their previous matchup.
They hit Oakland Unity with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Wilson Pablo,
Cristian Garcia,
Estevan Andrade, and
Lazaro Villafana.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask KIPP King). They never let Oakland Unity onto the board and left with a 6-0 win on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Lions.
The victory snapped Oakland Charter's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 2-3 record. As for KIPP King, their win bumped their record up to 2-4.
Oakland Charter came out on top in a nail-biter against KIPP King in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Oakland Charter since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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