Soccer Preview: Sacramento Country Day vs. John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills
Sacramento Country Day has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will venture away from home to challenge the John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills Patriots at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Sacramento Country Day's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Faith Christian 7-0. Given the Cavaliers' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 29th, while the Lions are ranked 89th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Sacramento Country Day used a slightly different lineup for their bout with Faith Christian. Three players hit the pitch for the first time this season: Justin Lawson, Patrick Tse, and Caden Purcell. Tse made the most of the opportunity, scoring a goal. A few more games like that and he might be seeing even more time going forward.
Meanwhile, John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills and Buckingham Charter met for a duel on Friday where John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills prevailed. John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills was the clear victor by a 7-3 margin over Buckingham Charter. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Patriots.
Sacramento Country Day has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4-2 record this season. As for John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills, the win got them back to even at 7-7-1.
Sacramento Country Day beat John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills 5-3 in their previous meeting two weeks ago. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sacramento Country Day 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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