Soccer Game Preview: Lucerne Valley vs. Palmdale Academy Charter School

The Lucerne Valley Mustangs will head out to take on the Palmdale Academy Charter School Jaguars at 3:00 p.m. on Friday.

Lucerne Valley will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one goal on Monday, then bounced right back against Academy of Careers & Exploration on Wednesday. Everything went Lucerne Valley's way against Academy of Careers & Exploration as Lucerne Valley made off with a 7-0 win. Considering the Mustangs' offense had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.

Their offense was hitting Academy of Careers & Exploration from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal. Osmar Hernandez led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.

Meanwhile, Palmdale Academy Charter School hasn't lost a match since December 10, 2024, a trend which continued in their latest game on Thursday. They and Big Bear finished up their contest with a 1-1 draw.

Lucerne Valley is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 7-4-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 11 goals over those four matches. Palmdale Academy Charter School's draw makes their record 6-3-2 this season.

Lucerne Valley came up short against Palmdale Academy Charter School in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Lucerne Valley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.