The Canyon Comanches will take on the Yorba Linda Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Canyon is headed into the match having not lost since December 12 and will look to keep things rolling. Their defense stepped up to hand La Habra a 2-0 shutout on Thursday. Given the Comanches' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 38th, while the Highlanders are ranked 234th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Caroline Hicks and Sophie Punsalang scored both of Canyon's goals, bringing their combined season tally to nine goals.
Meanwhile, Yorba Linda had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.5 goals) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They beat the Saints by a goal, winning 1-0. The Mustangs' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three games.
Yorba Linda has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 5-7-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those five matches. As for Canyon, their win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-1-2.
Canyon skirted past Yorba Linda 1-0 in their previous matchup two weeks ago. The rematch might be a little tougher for Canyon since the squad 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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