Leadership will head out to face off against the Skyline Titans at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Leadership's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 1-0 victory over Oakland Tech.
Meanwhile, Skyline was not able to break out of their rough patch last Monday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They lost 4-0 to Fremont. While losing is never fun, the Titans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 1055th, while the Tigers are ranked 302nd).
Leadership has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 17 goals over those six games. As for Skyline, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.
Leadership took their win against Skyline when the teams last played on February 3rd by a conclusive 9-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Leadership since the team 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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