The Sage Hill Lightning will square off against the San Marcos Royals at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Sage Hill is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Linfield Christian a 2-0 shutout. Given the Lightning's advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 159th, while the Lions are ranked 372nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jaden Rall and Ceci Ball scored both of Sage Hill's goals, bringing their combined season tally to nine goals.
Meanwhile, San Marcos' and Garden Grove's contest on Wednesday was close at halftime, but San Marcos turned on the heat in the second half with four goals. San Marcos blew past Garden Grove 5-0. The game marked the Royals' most dominant victory of the season.
Sage Hill's win bumped their record up to 9-3. As for San Marcos, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season.
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