The Animo Leadership Aztec Eagles are taking a road trip to challenge the Peninsula Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Animo Leadership has four straight wins, Peninsula has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Animo Leadership is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. Their defense stepped up to hand Shalhevet a 12-0 shutout on Thursday. The final result isn't all that surprising considering Animo Leadership's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 400th, while Shalhevet are ranked 1112th).
The home team had come away the winner the last four times Peninsula and Torrance had met, but sadly for the fans who attended this one that wasn't the case. The Panthers fell just short of the Tartars by a score of 1-0 on Tuesday.
Animo Leadership's victory bumped their record up to 12-8-4. As for Peninsula, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-13-1.
Animo Leadership might still be hurting after the 4-1 loss they got from Peninsula in their previous matchup back in December of 2024. Can the Aztec Eagles avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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