The Orthopaedic Vipers will square off against the USC-MAE Trojans at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
Orthopaedic is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Animo Bunche just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Wednesday. They came up short against the Stallions, falling 3-0. Having soared to a lofty five goals in the game before, the Vipers' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask USC-MAE). They walked away with a 4-2 victory over Annenberg on Friday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Trojans considering their one-goal performance the game before.
USC-MAE's win was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-4 and their overall record up to 2-5. As for Orthopaedic, their defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 5-3-1.
Everything went Orthopaedic's way against USC-MAE in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, as Orthopaedic made off with a 5-2 victory. Will Orthopaedic repeat their success, or does USC-MAE have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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