The Menlo School Knights will head out to face off against the Pinewood Panthers at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Menlo School has six straight wins, Pinewood has nine straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
If Pinewood heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Menlo School took over last week. Menlo School never let Sacred Heart Prep onto the board and left with a 1-0 victory on Wednesday. The Knights wouldn't have won without Gabriel Gil, who scored the game-winner.
Meanwhile, Pinewood came up short against Harker on Friday and fell 3-1.
Menlo School pushed their record up to 8-2-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 12 goals over those four contests. As for Pinewood, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-9.
Everything went Menlo School's way against Pinewood when the teams last played last Monday, as Menlo School made off with a 4-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Menlo School 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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