The Brea Olinda Wildcats will face off against the Troy Warriors at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
If Troy heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Brea Olinda took over last week. Brea Olinda narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past La Mirada 3-2. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 159th, while the Matadores are ranked 670th), the result two weeks ago wasn't entirely unexpected.
Anthony Aguirre and Max Velasquez scored all three of Brea Olinda's goals, which were season-firsts for both players.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Troy). They never let Rim of the World onto the board and left with a 4-0 win on Saturday. The victory was nothing new for the Warriors as they're now sitting on three straight.
Troy is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-1-3 record this season. As for Brea Olinda, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-2.
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