It'll be a Battle of the Birds when Eastlake take on Coronado at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Eastlake has seven straight wins, Coronado has eight straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Eastlake's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They won by a goal and slipped past Pebble Hills 1-0. The Falcons' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last four games.
Meanwhile, Coronado didn't have quite enough to beat Socorro on Saturday and fell 2-1.
Eastlake's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-1-2. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those five contests. As for Coronado, their loss dropped their record down to 6-13-1.
Everything went Eastlake's way against Coronado in their previous meeting back in February, as Eastlake made off with an 8-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Eastlake since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
