Paramount and Los Alamitos are an even 3-3-1 against one another since December of 2014, but likely not for long. The two teams will compete for holiday cheer at 12:00 p.m. on Monday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Paramount is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Salesian just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of the Mustangs by a score of 2-1. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Pirates came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 163rd, while the Mustangs are ranked 639th).
Meanwhile, Los Alamitos managed to keep up with Fountain Valley until halftime on Friday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Los Alamitos came up short against Fountain Valley, falling 3-0. The result was nothing new for the Griffins as the team has yet to pick up a win this season.
Paramount's loss dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Los Alamitos, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4-3.
Paramount took their victory against Los Alamitos in their previous matchup back in December of 2019 by a conclusive 5-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Paramount 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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