San Clemente and San Juan Hills are an even 4-4-2 against one another since January of 2020, but likely not for long. The San Clemente Tritons will venture away from home to face off against the San Juan Hills Stallions at 5:15 p.m. on Thursday. San Clemente's last five matches have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
On Tuesday, San Clemente and Aliso Niguel finished up their game with a 0-0 draw.
Meanwhile, San Juan Hills was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell 3-1 to Capistrano Valley. While losing is never fun, the Stallions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 347th, while the Cougars are ranked 118th).
San Clemente's draw gives them a new season record of 5-6-3. As for San Juan Hills, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-9-1.
San Clemente came out on top in a nail-biter against San Juan Hills when the teams last played two weeks ago, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for San Clemente 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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