Soccer Recap: Birmingham Wins High-Profile Matchup Against El Camino Real

On Friday, Birmingham faced El Camino Real in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Birmingham Patriots had just enough and edged the El Camino Real Royals out 1-0. Give the Patriots' defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.

Their one-goal win came courtesy of Carlos Esnal, who's now up to five this season.

Patriots

Previous 6 Games (Home)

01/31/25 vs El Camino Real	1-0
01/23/25 vs Brentwood School	3-1
12/30/24 vs Montclair	3-2
12/28/24 vs St. John Bosco	3-0
12/14/24 vs South East	5-3
12/13/24 vs Palisades	5-0

Birmingham pushed their record up to 18-2 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 20 goals over those six matches. As for El Camino Real, with the defeat, they broke their seven-game winning streak and moved their record to 13-2.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Birmingham will face off against Cleveland at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. El Camino Real has already played their next game (against Chatsworth), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.