The Hilltop Lancers will face off against the Escondido Charter Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
Hilltop is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Montgomery just ended the team's seven-match winning streak last Wednesday. The two teams finished up on equal footing with a 1-1 draw. The result kept Hilltop happy, as they haven't lost a game since January 9th.
Their goal came courtesy of Citlaly Gutierrez, who's now up to 12 this season.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Escondido Charter had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Jaguars a 2-0 shutout. Shiloh Menotti had to tread lightly for part of the match after she was hit with a yellow card, but that was the only trouble Escondido Charter got from the refs.
Escondido Charter's win ended a three-match drought at home and bumped them up to 8-10-1. Hilltop's draw gives them a new season record of 13-4-2.
Hilltop came out on top in a nail-biter against Escondido Charter in their previous matchup back in February of 2016, sneaking past 2-1. Will the Lancers repeat their success, or do the Tigers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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