Whittier hasn't had much luck against La Serna recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Cardinals will head out on the road to challenge the Lancers at 3:15 p.m.
Whittier is likely headed into the matchup with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against El Rancho on Tuesday. The Cardinals fell just short of the Dons by a score of 2-1. While losing is never fun, Whittier can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 933rd, while El Rancho are ranked 278th).
Meanwhile, it may have taken extra minutes to finish the job, but La Serna ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over California. The game snapped a strange streak: the last five times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
La Serna now has a winning record of 8-7-1. As for Whittier, their loss dropped their record down to 4-8-1.
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