Soccer Preview: Arise vs. Head-Royce
Arise are taking a road trip to take on the Head-Royce Jayhawks at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are still undefeated (Arise has three wins , while Head-Royce has nine dating back to last season).
Arise is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of California's top teams: Lighthouse Community, who was ranked 24th in their home state at the time (Arise was ranked eighth). Arise's defense stepped up to hand Lighthouse Community a 3-0 shutout on Tuesday. Arise might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matches by three goals or more this season.
Meanwhile, Head-Royce was able to grind out a solid win over Athenian on Tuesday, taking the game 2-0. The Jayhawks' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last four matchups.
Arise's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-0-1. As for Head-Royce, their win bumped their record up to 11-0-1.
Arise came up short against Head-Royce in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 4-2. Can Arise avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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