The Upland Highlanders/Scots will square off against the Rancho Cucamonga Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Upland is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3 goals per game this season.
Upland is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Chino Hills just ended the team's eight-game winning streak on Wednesday. They lost 4-1 to the Huskies.
Upland's goal came courtesy of Drew Shoji, who's now up to ten this season.
Meanwhile, Rancho Cucamonga kept a clean sheet against Damien on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Spartans. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 139th, while the Spartans are ranked 529th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Upland's defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 9-2-1. As for Rancho Cucamonga, their win bumped their record up to 8-4-3.
Upland beat Rancho Cucamonga 2-0 when the teams last played last Monday. Does Upland have another victory up their sleeve, or will Rancho Cucamonga turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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