The Crespi Celts will wrap up 2024 with a road trip to face off against the Canoga Park Hunters at 12:00 p.m. on Friday. Crespi is coming into the game hot, having won their last four games.
Crespi's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Royal, sneaking past 1-0. Given the Celts' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 95th, while the Highlanders are ranked 862nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Canoga Park, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over North Hollywood on Thursday.
Crespi pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those five matchups. As for Canoga Park, the win got them back to even at 3-3-2.
Crespi skirted past Canoga Park 2-1 when the teams last played back in December of 2016. Will Crespi repeat their success, or does Canoga Park have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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