The El Segundo Eagles will challenge the Peninsula Panthers at 3:30 p.m. on Friday.
El Segundo is likely headed into the game with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Torrance back in December of 2024. El Segundo might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting Torrance an easy 5-1 win. The defeat continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Tartars: they've now lost five in a row.
Meanwhile, Peninsula's game on Tuesday was all tied up 0-0 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over North. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 165th, while the Saxons are ranked 393rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Allie Chang and Renata Lopez scored all three of Peninsula's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 11 goals.
Peninsula has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5-2 record this season. As for El Segundo, their loss dropped their record down to 4-3.
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