Lancaster is 1-8-1 against Palmdale since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. It'll be a Battle of the Birds when the Lancaster challenge the Palmdale at 4:30 p.m.
Lancaster is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game on Wednesday. They came up short against Antelope Valley, falling 3-0.
Meanwhile, Palmdale was able to grind out a solid win over Highland on Wednesday, taking the game 3-1. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 221st, while the Bulldogs are ranked 671st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Palmdale's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-3-1. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 11 goals over those four games. As for Lancaster, their loss dropped their record down to 2-8-2.
Lancaster suffered a grim 9-2 defeat to Palmdale in their previous meeting back in December of 2024. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Lancaster was down 5-0.
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