The Orthopaedic Vipers and the Animo Bunche Stallions will compete for holiday cheer at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Animo Bunche will be up against a hot Orthopaedic squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. The Vipers' defense stepped up to hand Central City Value a 4-0 shutout on Thursday. Given Orthopaedic's advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 84th, while Central City Value are ranked 423rd) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
David Aranda and Michael Maga?a scored all four of Orthopaedic's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 12 goals.
Meanwhile, Animo Bunche made easy work of USC-MAE on Thursday and carried off an 8-2 win. With Animo Bunche ahead 6-0 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Orthopaedic's victory bumped their record up to 6-1-1. As for Animo Bunche, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.
Orthopaedic was able to grind out a solid victory over Animo Bunche when the teams last played back in February, winning 3-1. Will the Vipers repeat their success, or do the Stallions have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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