Preview: El Camino Real vs. Granada Hills Charter
The El Camino Real Royals will face off against the Granada Hills Charter Highlanders at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams beat their previous opponents by a single goal, so this matchup might be just as contested.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only El Camino Real walked away with it. They won by a goal and slipped past the Dolphins 2-1. Given El Camino Real's advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 19th, while Palisades is ranked 99th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Anthony Villa was the driving force of El Camino Real's attack as he scored both of El Camino Real's goals. With that big game, he's now up to 13 goals this season.
Meanwhile, Granada Hills Charter kept a clean sheet against Garfield on Friday. They beat the Bulldogs by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 1-0. The win made it back-to-back wins for Granada Hills Charter.
The win was the third in a row for El Camino Real, bringing their record for this year to 17-4-1. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored ten goals over those three matches. As for Granada Hills Charter, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-2-6 record this season.
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