The Huntington Beach Oilers and the Buchanan Bears will compete for holiday cheer on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Buchanan is hoping to do what Great Oak couldn't on Saturday: put an end to Huntington Beach's winning streak, which now stands at five games. Huntington Beach's defense stepped up to hand Great Oak a 3-0 shutout. Given the Oilers' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 56th, while the Wolfpack are ranked 230th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Olivia Young and Alicia Katter scored all three of Huntington Beach's goals, bringing their combined season tally to seven goals.
Meanwhile, Buchanan came tearing into Thursday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.7 goals) and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Panthers with a sharp 6-0 victory.
Huntington Beach's win bumped their record up to 7-1-2. As for Buchanan, their victory bumped their record up to 6-1.
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