The Centennial Apaches are taking a road trip to take on the Compton Tarbabes at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Compton took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Centennial, who comes in off a win.
Centennial was handed a seven-goal defeat in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene last Wednesday. They won by a goal and slipped past Verbum Dei Jesuit 2-1. Centennial haven't had any issues with Verbum Dei Jesuit recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 0-0 at halftime, Compton was not quite Lakewood's equal in the second half on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Lancers by a score of 1-0. While losing is never fun, Compton can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 740th, while Lakewood are ranked 176th).
Compton has also been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 1-3-2 record this season. As for Centennial, the victory got them back to even at 1-1-2.
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