The Gahr Gladiators will square off against the Norwalk Lancers at 4:45 p.m. on Thursday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Gahr headed into their last matchup having not scored more than one goal for six straight, but Mayfair let them put that streak behind them. Gahr put the hurt on Mayfair with a sharp 4-1 win on Tuesday. Given the Gladiators' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 238th, while the Monsoons are ranked 886th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Norwalk made easy work of La Mirada on Tuesday and carried off a 4-1 victory. The Lancers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three contests by three goals or more this season.
Norwalk is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-1-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 16 goals over those six matches. As for Gahr, their win bumped their record up to 8-3-1.
Gahr took their victory against Norwalk when the teams last played back in January of 2024 by a conclusive 3-0. Does Gahr have another victory up their sleeve, or will Norwalk turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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