It'll be a Battle of the Birds when the Knight duke it out with the Palmdale at 4:30 p.m. on Friday... Knight's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for ten straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Last Wednesday, Knight came up short against Highland and fell 3-1.
Meanwhile, Palmdale had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2 goals) and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Royals. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 180th, while the Royals are ranked 631st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Miguel Vela and Daniel Perraza scored all three of Palmdale's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 11 goals.
Palmdale's win bumped their record up to 8-3-1. As for Knight, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-5-4.
Knight was able to grind out a solid victory over Palmdale in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, winning 4-2. Will Knight repeat their success, or does Palmdale have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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