The Palmdale Academy Charter School Jaguars will square off against the Lucerne Valley Mustangs at 3:00 p.m. on Friday.
Palmdale Academy Charter School is headed into the contest having not lost since December 10 and will look to keep things rolling. They and Big Bear finished up their game with a 1-1 draw on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Lucerne Valley hadn't done well against Academy of Careers & Exploration recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. Lucerne Valley's defense stepped up to hand Academy of Careers & Exploration a 7-0 shutout. Considering the Mustangs have won four matchups by more than two goals this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Their offense was hitting Academy of Careers & Exploration from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal. Osmar Hernandez led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Lucerne Valley has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4-1 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 11 goals over those four games. Palmdale Academy Charter School's draw gives them a new season record of 6-3-2.
Palmdale Academy Charter School was able to grind out a solid win over Lucerne Valley when the teams last played back in December of 2023, winning 3-1. Does Palmdale Academy Charter School have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lucerne Valley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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