The Palo Alto Vikings will square off against the Santa Clara Bruins at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Santa Clara took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Palo Alto, who comes in off a win.
Last Friday, Palo Alto earned a 3-1 victory over Fremont. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 88th, while the Firebirds are ranked 735th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Santa Clara didn't have quite enough to beat Los Altos on Friday and fell 4-3.
The win made it two in a row for Palo Alto and bumps their season record up to 8-1-3. As for Santa Clara, their loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 5-4-2.
Palo Alto was able to grind out a solid victory over Santa Clara in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, winning 2-0. Will Palo Alto repeat their success, or does Santa Clara have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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