The Arlington Lions will square off against the Poly Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Arlington will be looking to extend their current eight-game winning streak.
Arlington's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They had just enough and edged Hemet out 1-0. The Lions' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last four games.
Meanwhile, while Poly scored more goals than they have all season, the final result was a bit underwhelming. Neither they nor Valley View could gain the upper hand on Monday so the two teams had to settle for a 4-4 draw. While a more conclusive result would've been nice, the Bears got plenty of practice considering the match was the highest-scoring draw the team's played all season.
Arlington has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-1-2 record this season. With that draw, Poly's record moves to 11-4-4.
Arlington came out on top in a nail-biter against Poly when the teams last played two weeks ago, sneaking past 2-1. Does Arlington have another victory up their sleeve, or will Poly turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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