Soccer Game Preview: Western Sierra Collegiate Academy vs. John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills

The Western Sierra Collegiate Academy Wolves will take on the John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills Patriots at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.

Western Sierra Collegiate Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of California's top teams: John Adams Academy Rsvl/Lin, who was ranked first at the time (Western Sierra Collegiate Academy was ranked tenth). Western Sierra Collegiate Academy came up short against John Adams Academy Rsvl/Lin on Wednesday, falling 4-0. Western Sierra Collegiate Academy have struggled against John Adams Academy Rsvl/Lin recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost meeting.

Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last contest, John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills made sure to put some goals up on the board against Buckingham Charter on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Knights with a sharp 8-1 win. John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by three goals or more this season.

Their offense was hitting Buckingham Charter from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal. Isabella Semenyuk led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.

John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 4-2-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 33 goals over those five contests. Western Sierra Collegiate Academy's loss dropped their record down to 4-3-2.

Western Sierra Collegiate Academy took their win against John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills when the teams last played back in March of 2023 by a conclusive 7-0. Will Western Sierra Collegiate Academy repeat their success, or does John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.