The Notre Dame (SO) Knights and the Aliso Niguel Wolverines will compete for holiday cheer at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
Notre Dame (SO) is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of California's top teams: Oaks Christian, who was ranked sixth at the time (Notre Dame (SO) was ranked 20th). Notre Dame (SO) and Oaks Christian finished up their contest with a 1-1 draw on Thursday. The result kept the Knights happy, as they haven't lost a game yet this season.
Meanwhile, Aliso Niguel was not the first on the board on Thursday, but they got there more often. They beat Newport Harbor by a goal, winning 2-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wolverines.
Aliso Niguel has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 3-3-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 12 goals over those four games. Notre Dame (SO)'s draw makes their record 6-0-2 this season.
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