The Overfelt Royals will head out to challenge the Piedmont Hills Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Overfelt's last three matches have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Last Friday, Overfelt didn't have quite enough to beat Del Mar and fell 5-4. Even if the Royals couldn't come away with the victory, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their offense, which had struggled int the games prior.
Meanwhile, Piedmont Hills kept a clean sheet against Gunderson on Friday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over the Grizzlies. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 449th, while the Grizzlies are ranked 1067th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jonah Gonzalez was the driving force of Piedmont Hills' attack as he scored both of Piedmont Hills' goals, bringing his season total up to two goals.
Overfelt's defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 3-1-2 and their overall record down to 3-4-3. As for Piedmont Hills, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-2-4.
Overfelt skirted past Piedmont Hills 1-0 in their previous meeting back in January. The rematch might be a little tougher for Overfelt since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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