The Hilltop Lancers will square off against the Olympian Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hilltop's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for four straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Hilltop's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Southwest SD, sneaking past 1-0. Even though the Lancers got in a bit of trouble with the refs ( Nicolas S?Nchez was handed a red card), the team managed to overcome the adversity.
Meanwhile, Olympian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They lost 7-0 to Bonita Vista. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 841st, while the Barons are ranked 276th).
Hilltop now has a winning record of 6-5-2. As for Olympian, their loss dropped their record down to 3-13-2.
Hilltop was able to grind out a solid victory over Olympian in their previous matchup back in February of 2023, winning 2-0. Does Hilltop have another victory up their sleeve, or will Olympian turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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