The University Red Devils will head out on the road to square off against the Urban Blues at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Urban will be up against a hot University squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. Everything went the Red Devils' way against Lick-Wilmerding on Tuesday as they made off with a 4-1 victory. Annabelle Vandermarck was a massive factor in the win as she booted in three goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, Urban kept a clean sheet against San Domenico on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Panthers with a sharp 5-0 win. Given Urban's advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 123rd, while San Domenico are ranked 696th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Urban's victory bumped their record up to 10-3-1. As for University, their win bumped their record up to 11-6-2.
University beat Urban by a goal when the teams last played back in January, winning 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Red Devils since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
