The La Serna Lancers are taking a road trip to take on the South Hills Huskies at 5:30 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.
La Serna lost 4-1 to Troy on Monday. While losing is never fun, the Lancers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 436th, while the Warriors are ranked 31st).
La Serna's goal came courtesy of Addison Moreno, which was the first she's scored this season.
Meanwhile, South Hills kept a clean sheet against La Salle last Saturday. They beat the Lancers by a goal, winning 1-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Huskies.
La Serna dropped their record down to 3-7-1 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for South Hills, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season.
La Serna came out on top in a nail-biter against South Hills in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, sneaking past 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for La Serna since the team 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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