The Fullerton Indians will take on the Westminster Lions at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Fullerton has five straight victories, Westminster has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Fullerton's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Santa Ana 1-0. Given the Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 210th, while the Saints are ranked 468th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Fullerton's one-goal win came courtesy of Sophia Thibodeaux, who's now up to six this season.
Meanwhile, Westminster came up short against Garden Grove on Thursday and fell 3-1. That's two games in a row now that the Lions have lost by exactly two goals.
Fullerton has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up three goals over those seven matches. As for Westminster, their loss dropped their record down to 4-7-1.
Fullerton skirted past Westminster 1-0 when the teams last played two weeks ago. Will Fullerton repeat their success, or does Westminster have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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