The Upland Highlanders/Scots will take on the Esperanza Aztecs at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. After the pair made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky.
Upland extended their postseason success on Friday against Shadow Hills. They blew past the Knights 4-1. Given Upland's advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 69th, while Shadow Hills is ranked 220th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Upland hit Shadow Hills with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Drew Shoji (2),
Ryder Fierro, and
Zabdiel Sanchez.
Meanwhile, Esperanza has not lost a match since January 24th, a trend which continued in their latest game on Friday. They never let Foothill Tech onto the board and left with a 4-0 win. The high-scoring effort was just what Esperanza needed considering they were shutout in their previous game.
Upland has been performing well recently as they've won 12 of their last 16 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4-5 record this season. As for Esperanza, their win bumped their record up to 17-5-5.
Upland was able to grind out a solid win over Esperanza in their previous matchup back in November of 2016, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Upland 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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