The Imperial Tigers will face off against the Yuma Catholic Shamrocks at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Imperial is coming into the match hot, having won their last four games.
Imperial's tournament run continued when they took on Logan Memorial Education Campus on Monday. Imperial ended the year with a bang, routing Logan Memorial Education Campus 6-2. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 355th, while the Eagles are ranked 852nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, after soaring to four goals the game before, Yuma Catholic was a bit more limited in their contest on Friday. They came up short against Central, falling 8-1. The Shamrocks were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 5-0.
Yuma Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 7-3. As for Imperial, their victory bumped their record up to 9-2-5.
Imperial came out on top in a nail-biter against Yuma Catholic when the teams last played back in December of 2023, sneaking past 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Imperial since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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