Bentley is 1-8-1 against Athenian since September of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Bentley Phoenix will host the Athenian Owls at 3:30 p.m.
Bentley is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of California's top teams: Making Waves Academy, who was ranked eighth in their home state at the time (Bentley was ranked 13th). Bentley came up short against Making Waves Academy on Thursday, falling 5-1.
Meanwhile, Athenian kept a clean sheet against St. Joseph Notre Dame on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Pilots as they made off with a 7-0 victory. The Owls might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by five goals or more this season.
Bentley's defeat dropped their record down to 8-3. As for Athenian, the win got them back to even at 5-5-2.
Bentley beat Athenian 2-0 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Does Bentley have another victory up their sleeve, or will Athenian turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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