El Camino Real is 3-0 against San Pedro since February of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The El Camino Real Royals will be staying on the road to face off against the San Pedro Pirates at 3:00 p.m. on February 17th. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only El Camino Real walked away with it. Their defense stepped up to hand the Barristers a 4-0 shutout on Thursday. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest win El Camino Real has managed all season.
They hit Marshall with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Scarlet Harris (2),
Sharon Alcocer, and
Ailany Cortez-Blanco.
Meanwhile, San Pedro had already won 11 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.6 goals), and they went ahead and made it 12 on Thursday. They came out on top against Bravo by a score of 3-1. Given San Pedro's advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 102nd, while Bravo is ranked 309th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
El Camino Real pushed their record up to 7-5-4 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored eight goals over those three matchups. As for San Pedro, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-4 record this season.
Everything went El Camino Real's way against San Pedro in their previous meeting back in February of 2022 as El Camino Real made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for El Camino Real since the squad 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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