Soccer Game Preview: Burton vs. Hollywood

The Burton Scorpions will square off against the Hollywood Sheiks at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.

Burton is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They won by a goal and slipped past New West Charter 4-3. Four seems to be a good number for the Scorpions as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of goals in their previous game.

They hit New West Charter with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Jovani Merlin (2), Christopher Herrera, and Joshua Biempica.

Meanwhile, Hollywood hadn't done well against Arleta recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Hollywood never let Arleta get on the board and left with a 2-0 win. The Sheiks' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three matchups.

Hollywood now has a winning record of 10-9. As for Burton, their victory bumped their record up to 9-1.