The Los Altos Eagles will head out to square off against the Homestead Mustangs at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Los Altos' last three contests have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Los Altos is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Palo Alto just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of the Vikings by a score of 3-2. One thing that didn't help the Eagles' chances was the red card they were dealt courtesy of Berto Palfreyman.
Connor Salita and Logan Chatwin scored both of Los Altos' goals, bringing their combined season tally to six goals.
Meanwhile, Homestead waltzed into their matchup on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Their defense stepped up to hand the Firebirds a 2-0 shutout. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 231st, while the Firebirds are ranked 746th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Los Altos' loss dropped their record down to 8-3-3. As for Homestead, their win bumped their record up to 5-3-5.
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