The Head-Royce Jayhawks will face off against the Athenian Owls at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Head-Royce is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of California's top teams: Bentley, who was ranked tenth at the time (Head-Royce was ranked second). The Jayhawks' defense stepped up to hand the Phoenix a 3-0 shutout on Thursday. Winning may never get old, but Head-Royce sure are getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
They hit Bentley with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Jefferey Cao, Valentin Robert, and Kellen Tomimoto.
Meanwhile, it was a Battle of the Birds when Athenian challenged Redwood Christian on Friday. The Owls were the clear victors by a 7-0 margin over the Eagles. The win continues a trend for Athenian in their matchups with Redwood Christian: they've now won five in a row.
Head-Royce's victory bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Athenian, their win bumped their record up to 10-0.
Head-Royce was able to grind out a solid victory over Athenian in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, winning 2-0. Will the Jayhawks repeat their success, or do the Owls have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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