The Pioneer Titans will challenge the La Puente Warriors at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams each escaped with close wins against their previous opponents.
Pioneer is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand Linfield Christian a 1-0 shutout.
South Pasadena typically has all the answers at home, but on Friday La Puente proved too difficult a challenge. They skirted past the Tigers 2-1. The win was all the more spectacular given the Warriors' disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 735th, while the Tigers are ranked 215th).
Pioneer is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-11 record this season. As for La Puente, the victory got them back to even at 7-7.
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