Soccer Game Preview: Bell Gardens vs. Animo Leadership

The Bell Gardens Lancers will challenge the Animo Leadership Aztec Eagles at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams each escaped with close wins against their previous opponents.

Bell Gardens is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They never let Indio onto the board and left with a 1-0 win. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Lancers were the better team in the second half.

Meanwhile, Animo Leadership entered their tilt with Ganesha on Thursday with five consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with six. They came within a single goal of losing the streak, but they secured a 1-0 W against the Giants. The Aztec Eagles' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last four games.

Animo Leadership pushed their record up to 18-8 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 30 goals over those eight contests. As for Bell Gardens, their win bumped their record up to 11-9.