The Milpitas Trojans will take on the Crystal Springs Uplands Gryphons at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Milpitas is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over Silver Creek. Given the Trojans' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 203rd in California, while the Raiders are ranked 683rd in California), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Milpitas hit Silver Creek with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Jason Aguiar, Jesse Robles, and Ryan Saxelby.
Meanwhile, Crystal Springs Uplands came tearing into Wednesday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3 goals), and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Falcons by a score of 3-1.
Crystal Springs Uplands pushed their record up to 16-2 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those three matchups. As for Milpitas, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season.
Milpitas came up short against Crystal Springs Uplands in their previous meeting back in December of 2017, falling 3-1. Can Milpitas avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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