The Palo Alto Vikings will head out on the road to take on the Fremont Firebirds at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Fremont took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Palo Alto, who comes in off a win.
Last Wednesday, it was close, but Palo Alto sidestepped Los Gatos for a 2-1 victory. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 88th, while the Wildcats are ranked 240th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jacob Kinsky, who's played more minutes than anyone else on the Palo Alto squad sat out for Wednesday's match. With Kinsky sidelined, Cole Baker got his first action of the season.
Meanwhile, Fremont managed to keep up with Los Altos until halftime on Wednesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Fremont came up short against Los Altos, falling 4-1. The Firebirds just can't catch a break and have now endured three defeats in a row.
Palo Alto's win bumped their record up to 7-1-3. As for Fremont, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6-1.
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