Kaiser and Jurupa Hills are an even 4-4-2 against one another since December of 2019, but likely not for long. The Kaiser Cats will face off against the Jurupa Hills Spartans at 5:45 p.m. on Friday. Kaiser's last three games have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
On Wednesday, Kaiser sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Grand Terrace. Given the Cats' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 165th, while the Titans are ranked 475th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Jurupa Hills had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2 goals) and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Lions a 2-0 shutout. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Spartans were the better team in the second half.
Jurupa Hills' victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-4-4. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 11 goals over those four contests. As for Kaiser, their win bumped their record up to 11-4-1.
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