The Foothills Christian Knights will take on the Mount Miguel Matadors in a holiday battle at at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Foothills Christian's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for four straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Foothills Christian fell victim to Mountain Empire and their airtight defense on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Redhawks by a score of 1-0. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 941st, while the Redhawks are ranked 394th).
Meanwhile, after soaring to five goals the game before, Mount Miguel was a bit more limited in their match on Thursday. They fell just short of Bayfront Charter by a score of 2-1.
Mount Miguel's loss dropped their record down to 2-2-1. As for Foothills Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-7-1.
Everything went Foothills Christian's way against Mount Miguel in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, as Foothills Christian made off with a 3-0 win. Will Foothills Christian repeat their success, or does Mount Miguel have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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