The Jordan Panthers will be taking part in a tournament against the Muir Mustangs at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday.
Jordan is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to four goals on Tuesday, they were much more limited against Woodrow Wilson on Thursday. They might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting the Bruins an easy 4-1 win. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 825th, while the Bruins are ranked 73rd).
Meanwhile, Muir came tearing into Thursday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.8 goals) and they left with even more momentum. They never let the Tornados onto the board and left with a 4-0 victory. Give the Mustangs' defense some credit: that's the team's fifth straight shutout.
Muir's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-1-1. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those four games. As for Jordan, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
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