Soccer Game Preview: Samueli Academy vs. Western Christian

The Samueli Academy Firewolves will head out to take on the Western Christian Fighting Lancers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.

Samueli Academy is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Tuesday. They came up short against Fairmont Prep, falling 7-0. While losing is never fun, the Firewolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 924th, while the Huskies are ranked 92nd).

Western Christian, on the other hand, haven't lost since December 10, 2024 and they too continued that trend. Both finished up on equal footing with a 1-1 draw on Thursday.

With that draw, Western Christian's record moves to 8-2-3. As for Samueli Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 2-9-2.

Samueli Academy might still be hurting after the 8-0 defeat they got from Western Christian when the teams last played back in December of 2024. Can Samueli Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.