Soccer Game Preview: Annenberg vs. USC-MAE

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Previous Games

02/07/25 - Away	3-2 W
01/17/25 - Home	4-3 W
01/31/24 - Home	6-4 W
01/11/24 - Away	1-0 W
01/19/23 - Away	3-0 W
+ 5 more games

Annenberg has gone 9-1 against USC-MAE recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Panthers will look to take advantage of their home pitch for the first time this season as they take on the Trojans at 2:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty goal totals in their previous games.

Annenberg was handed a seven-goal defeat in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Aspire Ollin 5-4. Considering Annenberg's offense had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask USC-MAE). Everything went their way against Smidt Tech on Wednesday as they made off with a 4-1 victory. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded USC-MAE with their most commanding win of the season.

They hit Smidt Tech with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Damian Elias (2), Matthew Mendez, and Caleb Constanza.

The win got USC-MAE back to even at 3-3-1. As for Annenberg, they moved to 3-3-1 with that victory, which also ended their three-match losing streak.

Annenberg beat USC-MAE by a goal in their previous matchup back in February, winning 3-2. Will the Panthers repeat their success, or do the Trojans have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.