The Crystal Springs Uplands Gryphons will head out on the road to challenge the Harker Eagles at 2:00 p.m. on Monday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Crystal Springs Uplands is headed into the matchup having not lost since January 17 and will look to keep things rolling. Their defense stepped up to hand Eastside College Prep a 6-0 shutout on Friday. Given the Gryphons' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 224th, while the Panthers are ranked 1071st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, on FridayKing's Academy kept up with Harker until halftime, but afterwards: not so much. Harker was the clear victors by a 5-0 margin over King's Academy. The contest marked the Eagles' most dominant victory of the season.
They hit King's Academy with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Vova Shchegrov (2), Ryder Hewitt (2), and Cyrus Ghane.
Crystal Springs Uplands pushed their record up to 13-2 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those six games. As for Harker, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-6.
Crystal Springs Uplands beat Harker 2-0 when the teams last played back in January. The rematch might be a little tougher for Crystal Springs Uplands 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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