The Perris Panthers will take on the Hillcrest Trojans at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Perris is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Lakeside just ended the team's 11-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell 3-1 to the Lancers. The loss put an end to the Panthers' undefeated start to the season.
Meanwhile, Hillcrest kept a clean sheet against Heritage on Tuesday. They blew past the Patriots 5-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Trojans.
They hit Heritage with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Ala'A Manasra (2), Jesse Elias, Bruno Silau, and Devin Jenkins.
Hillcrest has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-6-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 22 goals over those four matchups. As for Perris, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 12-1-1.
Perris beat Hillcrest 3-1 in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Will Perris repeat their success, or does Hillcrest have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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