The Templeton Eagles will venture away from home to face off against the Bishop Union Broncos at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Templeton is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over Mission Oak. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Eagles were the better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, Bishop Union had already won 12 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.6 goals) and they went ahead and made it 13 on Saturday. They came out on top against the Trailblazers by a score of 3-1. Given the Broncos' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 346th, while the Trailblazers are ranked 712th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Bishop Union hit Golden West with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Brooke Taylor, Alyssa Buchholz, and Ellie Crall.
Bishop Union pushed their record up to 17-1 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up two goals over those eight games. As for Templeton, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 8-8 record this season.
Templeton took their win against Bishop Union when the teams last played back in December of 2017 by a conclusive 4-0. Will Templeton repeat their success, or does Bishop Union have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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