The Pebble Hills Spartans will venture away from home to challenge the Eastlake Falcons at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Pebble Hills is coming into the match hot, having won their last ten games.
Pebble Hills proved they can win big on Friday (they won by three) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Socorro. The score was all tied up 1-1 at the break, but the Spartans were the better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 0-0 at halftime, Eastlake was not quite Franklin's equal in the second half on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Cougars by a score of 1-0.
Pebble Hills pushed their record up to 16-2 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 29 goals over those seven contests. As for Eastlake, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 9-6 record this season.
Everything went Pebble Hills' way against Eastlake when the teams last played back in February, as Pebble Hills made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pebble Hills 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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