The Eagle Rock Eagles will face off against the Marshall Barristers at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Eagle Rock's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They blew past Franklin 6-0. Abigail Velez was a massive factor in the win as she booted in four goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, Marshall had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.3 goals) and they went ahead and made it five on Monday. They put the hurt on the Tigers with a sharp 5-0 victory. Given the Barristers' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 291st, while the Tigers are ranked 1114th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Marshall is also on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 32 goals over those seven contests. As for Eagle Rock, their win bumped their record up to 5-1-3.
Eagle Rock beat Marshall by a goal in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, winning 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Eagle Rock since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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