The Peninsula Panthers will head out on the road to square off against the North Saxons at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Peninsula's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for three straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Peninsula is likely headed into the contest with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against West on Tuesday. The Panthers fell just short of the Warriors by a score of 1-0. While losing is never fun, Peninsula can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 681st, while West are ranked 278th).
Meanwhile, after soaring to seven goals the game before, North was a bit more limited in their match on Friday. They fell just short of Torrance by a score of 2-1.
Peninsula's defeat dropped their record down to 5-11-1. As for North, they suffered their first home loss, dropping their record down to 4-6-1.
Peninsula beat North by a goal when the teams last played two weeks ago, winning 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Panthers 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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