Las Lomas has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Bishop O'Dowd Dragons at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the pair posted some lofty goal totals in their previous games.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Las Lomas walked away with it. They walked away with a 4-2 victory over the Wildcats on Tuesday. Given Las Lomas' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 117th, while Dougherty Valley is ranked 450th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Las Lomas hit Dougherty Valley with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Kyleigh Sekulich (2),
Ava Mathieson, and
Tessa Jeswald.
Meanwhile, Bishop O'Dowd stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Alameda a 5-0 shutout. The win made it back-to-back wins for Bishop O'Dowd.
Las Lomas' win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-1-4. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 32 goals over those five matches. As for Bishop O'Dowd, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5-1 record this season.
Las Lomas came out on top in a nail-biter against Bishop O'Dowd in their previous meeting back in February of 2022, sneaking past 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Las Lomas since the team 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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