La Jolla hasn't had much luck against Academy of Our Lady of Peace recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The La Jolla Vikings will head out to face off against the Academy of Our Lady of Peace Pilots at 6:00 p.m. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
La Jolla fell victim to Cathedral Catholic and their airtight defense on Wednesday. They came up short against the Dons, falling 4-0. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 583rd, while the Dons are ranked 61st).
Meanwhile, Academy of Our Lady of Peace 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. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 1-0 victory over the Patriots. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Pilots were the better team in the second half.
Their one-goal win came courtesy of Olivia Hostetler, who's now up to nine this season.
Academy of Our Lady of Peace is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-1-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those five contests. As for La Jolla, their loss dropped their record down to 1-11-4.
La Jolla suffered a grim 4-0 defeat to Academy of Our Lady of Peace when the teams last played two weeks ago. Can La Jolla avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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