The Academy for Academic Excellence Knights will face off against the Big Bear Bears at 3:00 p.m. on Monday. Academy for Academic Excellence's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for four straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Thursday just wasn't the day for Academy for Academic Excellence's offense. They came up short against University Prep on Thursday, falling 4-0.
Academy for Academic Excellence was without their leading scorer, Isaac Murcia, in Thursday's game. With Murcia sidelined, Aleksander Finnegan got his first action of the season.
Meanwhile, Big Bear's matchup on Friday was close up to the half, which is when they kicked things up a notch. Their defense stepped up to hand Lucerne Valley a 4-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Bears, who have now won six contests by three goals or more so far this season.
Big Bear has also been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-7-1 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 22 goals over those four matchups. As for Academy for Academic Excellence, their loss dropped their record down to 4-8-2.
Academy for Academic Excellence beat Big Bear by a goal in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, winning 2-1. Will Academy for Academic Excellence repeat their success, or does Big Bear have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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