Birmingham lost to San Clemente back in December of 2023, but they didn't allow them the same satisfaction on Friday. The Birmingham Patriots skirted past the San Clemente Tritons 2-1. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked third, while the Tritons are ranked 143rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Patriots
12/27/24 @ San Clemente | 2-1 |
12/23/24 @ Downey | 3-0 |
The victory made it two in a row for Birmingham and bumps their season record up to 10-1. As for San Clemente, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-2-1.
Birmingham has already played their next matchup, a 3-0 win against St. John Bosco on the 28th. As for San Clemente, they also didn't take long to hit the pitch again: they've already played their next game, a 2-1 loss against Oceanside on the 28th.
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