The La Costa Canyon Mavericks will challenge the El Camino Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. La Costa Canyon is coming into the match hot, having won their last three games.
La Costa Canyon is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Steele Canyon a 2-0 shutout. Given the Mavericks' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 160th, while the Cougars are ranked 347th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
McKay Gresik and Celia Pfeiffer scored both of La Costa Canyon's goals, bringing their combined season tally to seven goals.
Meanwhile, El Camino was able to grind out a solid win over Del Norte on Tuesday, taking the game 3-1.
El Camino has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 23 goals over those seven games. As for La Costa Canyon, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-6.
Everything went La Costa Canyon's way against El Camino in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, as La Costa Canyon made off with a 5-0 win. Does La Costa Canyon have another victory up their sleeve, or will El Camino turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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