The KIPP King Lions will venture away from home to challenge the Oakland Tech Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
KIPP King managed to keep up with Skyline until halftime on Wednesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. KIPP King lost 3-0 to Skyline. The loss was the Lions' first of the season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Oakland Tech). Their defense stepped up to hand Castlemont a 9-0 shutout on Wednesday. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Bulldogs with their most commanding win of the season.
Their offense was hitting Castlemont from everywhere, as seven different players booted in a goal. Olive Mark-Ho led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Oakland Tech has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 4-3-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 17 goals over those four matchups. As for KIPP King, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1-1.
KIPP King suffered a grim 4-1 defeat to Oakland Tech in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Can KIPP King avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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