The Lincoln Fighting Zebras will take on the Oakmont Vikings in a holiday battle at 6:45 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Lincoln's favor is that they have posted at least four goals in their last three matchups.
On Wednesday, Lincoln made easy work of Marysville and carried off a 5-1 win. With Lincoln ahead 4-0 at the half, the match was all but over already.
They hit Marysville with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Alex Amador (2), Yahir Ramirez, Emanuel Colmenares, and Abdallah Bouchelaghem.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 1-1 at halftime, Oakmont was not quite Center's equal in the second half on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Cougars by a score of 2-1. While losing is never fun, Oakmont can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 622nd, while Center are ranked 284th).
Lincoln is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 4-2-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 23 goals over those five matchups. As for Oakmont, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-3.
Lincoln beat Oakmont 2-0 in their previous meeting back in February. Will the Fighting Zebras repeat their success, or do the Vikings have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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