Soccer Game Preview: Crystal Springs Uplands vs. King's Academy

The Crystal Springs Uplands Gryphons will challenge the King's Academy Knights at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Crystal Springs Uplands' favor as the team sits on three straight wins at home while King's Academy has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.

On Wednesday, Crystal Springs Uplands and Priory finished up on equal footing with a 2-2 draw.

Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for King's Academy's offense. They lost 5-0 to Menlo School on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, King's Academy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 604th, while Menlo School is ranked 197th).

Crystal Springs Uplands' draw gives them a new season record of 10-2-2. As for King's Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 6-5-1.

Crystal Springs Uplands beat King's Academy 2-0 in their previous meeting on January 8th. Will Crystal Springs Uplands repeat their success, or does King's Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.