The Kennedy Fighting Irish will face off against the Temple City Rams at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams each escaped with close wins against their previous opponents.
Kennedy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They beat Geffen Academy by a goal, winning 2-1.
Ryan Gutierrez and Sohaib Naser scored both of Kennedy's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 15 goals.
Meanwhile, Temple City had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.5 goals) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Matadors a 1-0 shutout. That's two games straight that the Rams have won by just one goal.
Temple City pushed their record up to 9-7 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 11 goals over those three matches. As for Kennedy, the win got them back to even at 11-11.
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