The Upland Highlanders/Scots will take on the Damien Spartans at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Upland proved they can win big on Thursday (they won by three) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They never let Rancho Cucamonga get on the board and left with a 1-0 victory. Matthieu Ocampo had the honor of scoring the game-winner for Upland.
Meanwhile, Damien has been on a difficult stretch since their win on December 30. They came up short against Etiwanda on Tuesday, falling 4-0. While losing is never fun, Damien can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 669th, while Etiwanda are ranked 187th).
Upland pushed their record up to 9-4-2 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 16 goals over those five contests. As for Damien, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-11-3.
Upland was able to grind out a solid win over Damien in their previous meeting on January 13th, winning 5-3. Do the Highlanders/Scots have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Spartans turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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