The Rosemead Panthers are taking a road trip to square off against the Compton Early College Rising Phoenix at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Thursday just wasn't the day for Rosemead's offense. They came up short against South El Monte on Thursday, falling 6-0. While losing is never fun, Rosemead can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 860th, while South El Monte are ranked 311th).
Meanwhile, Compton Early College hadn't done well against Animo Leadership recently (they were 0-8-1 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Rising Phoenix never let the Aztec Eagles get on the board and left with a 1-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Compton Early College.
Rosemead now has a losing record of 6-7. As for Compton Early College, their win bumped their record up to 9-1-3.
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