King/Drew and Stella High Charter Academy are an even 3-3 against one another since April of 2021, but likely not for long. It'll be Battle of the Birds when the King/Drew face off against the Stella High Charter Academy at 2:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (King/Drew has three straight wins, Stella High Charter Academy has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
King/Drew's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They beat Centennial by a goal, winning 1-0. The Golden Eagles' winning goal came courtesy of Michelle Velasquez.
Meanwhile, Stella High Charter Academy managed to keep up with Foshay until halftime on Wednesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Stella High Charter Academy came up short against Foshay, falling 3-0. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 157th, while the Wolverines are ranked 44th).
King/Drew pushed their record up to 3-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those three matchups. As for Stella High Charter Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5-1.
King/Drew skirted past Stella High Charter Academy 1-0 in their previous meeting back in January. The rematch might be a little tougher for King/Drew 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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