The Shadow Hills Knights will face off against the Palm Springs Indians at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Shadow Hills is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.8 goals per game this season.
Shadow Hills will bounce into Friday's game after beating La Quinta, who they had gone 1-7-1 against in their nine prior meetings. Shadow Hills walked away with a 3-1 victory over La Quinta on Wednesday. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 206th, while the Blackhawks are ranked 477th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Shadow Hills hit La Quinta with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Alejandro Cervantes, Diego Ponce, and Isaac Gutierrez.
Meanwhile, it may have taken extra minutes to finish the job, but Palm Springs ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They beat Rancho Mirage by a goal, winning 2-1.
Shadow Hills' win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-3-1. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 27 goals over those six matchups. As for Palm Springs, their victory bumped their record up to 4-9-4.
Shadow Hills was able to grind out a solid win over Palm Springs in their previous meeting on January 6th, winning 5-3. Will Shadow Hills repeat their success, or does Palm Springs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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