The Alliance Marine-Innovation & Technology Griffins will face off against the Magnolia Science Academy Van Nuys Mustang at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Alliance Marine-Innovation & Technology has nine straight victories, Magnolia Science Academy Van Nuys has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
If Magnolia Science Academy Van Nuys heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Alliance Marine-Innovation & Technology took over last week. Alliance Marine-Innovation & Technology narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Poly 2-1. Given the Griffins' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 230th, while the Parrots are ranked 865th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Samuel Sanchez and Ezequiel Solorio scored both of Alliance Marine-Innovation & Technology's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 23 goals.
Meanwhile, Magnolia Science Academy Van Nuys came up short against Sun Valley Magnet two weeks ago and fell 4-2.
Alliance Marine-Innovation & Technology pushed their record up to 9-0 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 29 goals over those five matches. As for Magnolia Science Academy Van Nuys, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Alliance Marine-Innovation & Technology took their win against Magnolia Science Academy Van Nuys when the teams last played back in December of 2024 by a conclusive 6-1. In that game, Alliance Marine-Innovation & Technology amassed a halftime lead of 4-1, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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