The Palisades Dolphins will face off against the University Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Palisades will be strutting in after a victory while University will be coming in after a loss.
Palisades is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. Their defense stepped up to hand Westchester an 11-0 shutout on Monday. The win was familiar territory for the Dolphins who have now won three contests in a row.
Meanwhile, University lost 4-1 to Venice on Monday. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 616th, while the Gondoliers are ranked 149th).
Palisades has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-2-1 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up five goals over those 12 games. As for University, their defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 1-1-3 and their overall record down to 2-2-4.
Palisades was able to grind out a solid victory over University in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, winning 3-1. Will Palisades repeat their success, or does University have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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