Soccer Game Preview: Eastside College Prep vs. King's Academy

Eastside College Prep hasn't had much luck against King's Academy recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Eastside College Prep Panthers are taking a road trip to face off against the King's Academy Knights at 4:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.

Eastside College Prep is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game on Wednesday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Crystal Springs Uplands. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 1022nd, while the Gryphons are ranked 190th).

Meanwhile, King's Academy lost 5-2 to Harker on Wednesday. Things were pretty much settled by the half as the Knights were already down 4-1.

Eastside College Prep's defeat dropped their record down to 3-7. As for King's Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 5-4-1.

Eastside College Prep might still be hurting after the 4-0 defeat they got from King's Academy when the teams last played on January 4th. Can Eastside College Prep avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.