The Walnut Mustangs will head out on the road to face off against the Bishop Amat Lancers at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Walnut will head out to face Bishop Amat after giving up their first home loss of the season two weeks ago. Walnut fell 2-0 to Claremont. The loss put an end to the Mustangs' undefeated start to the season.
Walnut was without their leading scorer, Oscar Feria, in Thursday's matchup. With Feria sitting this one out, Frank Tang got some extra time on the pitch (80 vs. his season average of 51.2).
Meanwhile, Bishop Amat entered their tilt with Covina on Monday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They never let the Colts onto the board and left with a 4-0 victory. Considering the Lancers have won five contests by more than two goals this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
They hit Covina with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Noah Guillen (2), Maximus Ugalde, and Sebastian Saucedo.
Bishop Amat pushed their record up to 12-1-2 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 28 goals over those seven games. As for Walnut, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 6-1-2.
Walnut might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Bishop Amat in their previous matchup back in December of 2021. Can Walnut avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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