The Quartz Hill Royals and the Pacifica Tritons will round out the year against one another at 1:30 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Wednesday, Quartz Hill sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over Antelope Valley. The final result isn't all that surprising considering Quartz Hill's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 397th, while Antelope Valley are ranked 1051st).
Owen Mosman and Blake Wood scored both of Quartz Hill's goals, which were season-firsts for both players.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Pacifica). Everything went their way against Santa Barbara last Thursday as they made off with a 5-0 win. The victory continues a trend for Pacifica in their matchups with Santa Barbara: they've now won four in a row.
The win got Pacifica back to even at 3-3-1. As for Quartz Hill, they now have a winning record of 3-2-2.
Quartz Hill couldn't quite get it done against Pacifica when the teams last played back in December of 2023 as they fell 2-0. Can the Royals avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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