The Futures Knights will head out on the road to take on the Victory Christian Vikings at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Futures is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of California's top teams: Encina, who was ranked 17th at the time (Futures was ranked 23rd). The Knights fell 3-1 to the Bulldogs last Thursday. Futures have struggled against Encina recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meeting.
Futures' goal came courtesy of Katherine Butayev, who's now up to 18 this season.
Meanwhile, Victory Christian was not able to break out of their rough patch last Wednesday as the team picked up their tenth straight defeat. They lost 6-1 to John Adams Academy Rsvl/Lin.
Futures' loss dropped their record down to 3-7-2. As for Victory Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-10.
Futures took their win against Victory Christian when the teams last played back in March by a conclusive 11-1 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Knights since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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