Soccer Game Preview: Menlo School vs. Maria Carrillo

The Menlo School Knights will square off against the Maria Carrillo Pumas at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Menlo School's last seven matches have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.

Menlo School is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They never let Sonoma Academy get on the board and left with a 1-0 victory. The Knights wouldn't have won without Everleigh Porter, who scored the game-winner.

Meanwhile, Maria Carrillo came tearing into Tuesday's contest with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2 goals), and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 2-0 win over the Vikings. That's two games straight that the Pumas have won by exactly two goals.

Maria Carrillo pushed their record up to 11-8 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 13 goals over those five games. As for Menlo School, their win bumped their record up to 17-4.