The Bonita Vista Barons will face off against the Olympian Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Bonita Vista is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Eastlake just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Titans by a score of 2-1. While losing is never fun, the Barons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 96th, while the Titans are ranked 35th).
Bonita Vista's goal came courtesy of Ava Galvan, who's now up to four this season.
Meanwhile, Olympian kept a clean sheet against Mater Dei Catholic last Tuesday. They skirted past the Crusaders 1-0. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Eagles were the better team in the second half.
Olympian's win was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 6-7-1. As for Bonita Vista, their defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 6-4.
Bonita Vista took their victory against Olympian when the teams last played two weeks ago by a conclusive 4-1. Will Bonita Vista repeat their success, or does Olympian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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