The Harvard-Westlake Wolverines will head out to challenge the Notre Dame (SO) Knights at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
Harvard-Westlake is likely headed into the game with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Loyola on Wednesday. Harvard-Westlake fell just short of Loyola by a score of 3-2. While losing is never fun, the Wolverines can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 151st, while the Cubs are ranked 11th).
Meanwhile, Notre Dame (SO) entered their tilt with Chaminade on Wednesday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. Their defense stepped up to hand the Eagles a 6-0 shutout. Considering the Knights have won seven matches by more than two goals this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Their offense was hitting Chaminade from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal. Myles Owens led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Harvard-Westlake's defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 1-1-1 and their overall record down to 3-4-2. As for Notre Dame (SO), their win bumped their record up to 9-1-1.
Harvard-Westlake took their victory against Notre Dame (SO) when the teams last played back in January of 2024 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Harvard-Westlake 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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