Soccer Game Preview: Shadow Hills vs. La Quinta

The Shadow Hills Knights will take on the La Quinta Blackhawks at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Shadow Hills comes in on five and La Quinta on three.

Shadow Hills' defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They blew past Rancho Mirage 3-0. The Knights might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven contests by three goals or more this season.

Meanwhile, La Quinta got the win against Xavier Prep on Monday by a conclusive 8-0. Given the Blackhawks' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 401st, while the Saints are ranked 1191st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Shadow Hills pushed their record up to 14-3-1 with the win, which was their eighth straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 35 goals over those eight matches. As for La Quinta, their victory bumped their record up to 12-7-2.

Shadow Hills beat La Quinta 3-1 in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Will Shadow Hills repeat their success, or does La Quinta have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.