The Alisal Trojans will face off against the Palma Chieftains at 12:00 p.m. on Friday.
Alisal managed to keep up with Bellarmine College Prep until halftime two weeks ago, but things quickly went downhill from there. Alisal might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting Bellarmine College Prep an easy 5-0 victory. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 428th, while the Bells are ranked 157th).
Meanwhile, Palma kept a clean sheet against Greenfield on Friday. They came out on top against the Bruins by a score of 2-0. That's two games straight that the Chieftains have won by exactly two goals.
Palma is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. As for Alisal, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-2-1.
Alisal took their win against Palma in their previous matchup back in January of 2018 by a conclusive 5-0. Does Alisal have another victory up their sleeve, or will Palma turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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