The Encina Prep Bulldogs will head out on the road to challenge the Sacramento Waldorf Waves at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Encina Prep is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of California's top teams: John Adams Academy, who was ranked 18th in their home state at the time (Encina Prep was ranked tenth). Encina Prep won by a goal and slipped past John Adams Academy 2-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for Encina Prep.
They were led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Somaia Hakimi and
Flora Wilondja, who scored both of Encina Prep's goals. The pair have combined for a total of 25 so far this season.
Meanwhile, Sacramento Waldorf entered their tilt with Forest Lake Christian with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Falcons 3-2. That's two games straight that Sacramento Waldorf has won by just one goal.
Encina Prep pushed their record up to 8-5-1 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Sacramento Waldorf, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2-2 record this season.
Encina Prep came out on top in a nail-biter against Sacramento Waldorf in their previous meeting back in March, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Encina Prep since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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