The Santa Clara Bruins will face off against the Palo Alto Vikings at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams each escaped with close wins against their previous opponents.
Last Friday, it was close, but Santa Clara sidestepped Los Altos for a 3-2 victory. Given the Bruins' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 194th, while the Eagles are ranked 396th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Santa Clara hit Los Altos with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Reiko Yoshimura, Mia Denny, and Alicia Olguin.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Palo Alto, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Gunn 2-1.
Palo Alto's victory bumped their record up to 2-3-2. As for Santa Clara, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-2-3.
Santa Clara might still be hurting after the 4-0 loss they got from Palo Alto when the teams last played back in January of 2024. Can Santa Clara avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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