The James Lick Comets will challenge the Evergreen Valley Cougars at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (James Lick has three straight wins, Evergreen Valley has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
James Lick's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over San Jose. The Comets better thank their lucky stars for the performance of Lael Perez, as he scored every single goal for his team.
Meanwhile, Evergreen Valley fell victim to Gilroy and their airtight defense on Wednesday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mustangs. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 1030th, while the Mustangs are ranked 511th).
Evergreen Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5-1. As for James Lick, their victory bumped their record up to 5-3.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
