King is 0-9-1 against Santiago since February of 2020 but things could change on Thursday. The King Wolves will head out on the road to take on the Santiago Sharks at 6:30 p.m.
King is headed into Thursday's following a draw, the team's first since December 27. They and Norco finished up their match with a 2-2 draw on Tuesday. While a more conclusive result would've been nice, Wolves got plenty of practice considering the match was the highest-scoring draw the team's played all season.
Angelina Enriquez and Isabella Laramie scored both of King's goals, bringing their combined season tally to seven goals.
Meanwhile, Santiago hasn't lost a match since December 14, 2024, a trend which continued in their latest game on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Corona a 2-0 shutout. Given the Sharks' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked third, while the Panthers are ranked 438th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Santiago is also on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-1-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 41 goals over those 11 games. King's draw gives them a new season record of 10-7-4.
King came up short against Santiago in their previous matchup two weeks ago, falling 2-0. Can King avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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