The Saugus Centurions will face off against The Palmdale Aerospace Academy Griffins at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Both are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Saugus' defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Golden Valley. Given the Centurions' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 176th, while the Grizzlies are ranked 445th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Santiago Veizaga and Lincoln Fritz scored all three of Saugus' goals, bringing their combined season tally to 27 goals.
Meanwhile, The Palmdale Aerospace Academy hasn't lost a match since December 27, 2024, a trend which continued in their latest game on Thursday. They blew past Vasquez 3-0.
The Palmdale Aerospace Academy is also on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-1-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 29 goals over those six matchups. As for Saugus, their victory bumped their record up to 9-3-4.
Everything went Saugus' way against The Palmdale Aerospace Academy when the teams last played back in January of 2016, as Saugus made off with a 5-1 win. In that game, Saugus amassed a halftime lead of 3-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Monday.
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