Palisades is on a seven-game streak of home wins, while Venice is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Palisades Dolphins will take on the Venice Gondoliers at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
With a playoff game on the line, Palisades rose to the challenge on Thursday. They never let the Dons onto the board and left with a 5-0 win. Considering Palisades has won 15 matches by more than two goals this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
They hit Verdugo Hills with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Cami Fishman (2),
Mae Durkin,
Ava Friedman, and
Erica Hamiton.
Meanwhile, Venice had just enough and edged Birmingham out 1-0 on Thursday. Given Venice's advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 190th, while Birmingham is ranked 404th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Palisades' victory bumped their record up to 19-1-2. As for Venice, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5-3 record this season.
Everything went Palisades' way against Venice when the teams last played back in January as Palisades made off with a 5-1 victory. In that match, Palisades amassed a halftime lead of 4-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Saturday.
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