The Granite Hills Eagles will head out on the road to take on the Steele Canyon Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Granite Hills will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
Last Friday, Granite Hills had just enough and edged Valhalla out 3-2. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 89th, while the Norsemen are ranked 482nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Steele Canyon's and Santana's contest on Friday was close at halftime, but Steele Canyon turned on the heat in the second half with two goals. Steele Canyon put the hurt on Santana with a sharp 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cougars.
Granite Hills' win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-3. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 15 goals over those three games. As for Steele Canyon, they now have a winning record of 6-5-4.
Everything went Granite Hills' way against Steele Canyon in their previous matchup back in January, as Granite Hills made off with a 4-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Granite Hills since the team 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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