With a playoff game on the line, the Upland Highlanders/Scots rose to the challenge on Friday. They put the hurt on the Knights with a sharp 4-1 win. Given Upland's advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 69th, while Shadow Hills is ranked 220th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Upland hit Shadow Hills with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Drew Shoji (2),
Ryder Fierro, and
Zabdiel Sanchez.
Upland has been performing well recently as they've won 12 of their last 16 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4-5 record this season. As for Shadow Hills, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-7-2.
Upland will square off against Esperanza at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. Shadow Hills does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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