The Immaculate Heart Pandas and the Chaparral Pumas will compete for holiday cheer at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Chaparral took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Immaculate Heart, who comes in off a win.
Immaculate Heart had to skate by with only a one-goal margin when they last took the pitch, which might have inspired the six-goal drubbing they dealt Larchmont Charter on Thursday. The Pandas never let the Timberwolves get on the board and left with a 6-0 victory. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for Immaculate Heart's offense, which had struggled in the games prior.
Meanwhile, Chaparral has been on a difficult stretch since their win on November 19. They might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting Temescal Canyon an easy 3-0 win. While losing is never fun, Chaparral can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 539th, while Temescal Canyon are ranked 57th).
Immaculate Heart has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won five of their last six matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-1-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 21 goals over those six contests. As for Chaparral, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3-2.
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