Redding Christian is 1-8-1 against Hamilton since January of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Lions will challenge the Braves at 3:15 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Redding Christian will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one goal on Thursday, then bounced right back against Los Molinos on Friday. The Lions blew past the Bulldogs 11-3. With Redding Christian ahead 5-2 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Their offense was hitting Los Molinos from everywhere, as seven different players booted in a goal. Caleb Geyer led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for three goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, Hamilton waltzed into their matchup on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They put the hurt on the Grizzlies with a sharp 5-1 victory. Given Hamilton's advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 580th, while Shasta Charter Academy are ranked 1206th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Hamilton's win bumped their record up to 14-3-1. As for Redding Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 12-4-3.
Redding Christian came up short against Hamilton when the teams last played on Thursday, falling 3-1. Can the Lions avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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