The Lawndale Cardinals will challenge the Santa Monica Vikings at 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Lawndale is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. They never let Morningside onto the board and left with a 7-0 win on Friday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Cardinals needed considering they were shutout in their previous game.
Meanwhile, Santa Monica came tearing into Monday's contest with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.8 goals) and they left with even more momentum. They skirted past the Cougars 1-0. The Vikings' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last five matchups.
Santa Monica's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-2-1. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 31 goals over those six games. As for Lawndale, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3-2 record this season.
Lawndale skirted past Santa Monica 2-1 when the teams last played back in January of 2020. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lawndale 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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