The Bell Eagles will square off against the Sylmar Spartans at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Bell will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Bell had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 5-1 margin over the Pilots. Bell might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won eight matchups by three goals or more this season.
They hit Banning with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Zuleyka Ortiz (3),
Noelia Alvarado, and
Jazmin Navarro.
Meanwhile, it may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Sylmar ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Roosevelt and snuck past 2-1. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but Sylmar was the better team in the second half.
Bell has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a massive bump to their 13-6-1 record this season. As for Sylmar, their win bumped their record up to 15-6-6.
Everything went Bell's way against Sylmar in their previous matchup back in January of 2019 as Bell made off with a 3-0 victory. Does Bell have another victory up their sleeve, or will Sylmar turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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