King's Academy is 1-9 against Menlo School since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The King's Academy Knights will venture away from home to challenge the Menlo School Knights at 3:30 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
King's Academy took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They came out on top against Eastside College Prep by a score of 3-1. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Knights were the better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, Menlo School entered their tilt with Pinewood on Friday with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They skirted past the Panthers 2-1. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 167th, while the Panthers are ranked 1151st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Kieran Vazquez and Blake Putanec scored both of Menlo School's goals, bringing their combined season tally to seven goals.
King's Academy's win bumped their record up to 6-4-1. As for Menlo School, they have also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2-2 record this season.
King's Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against Menlo School in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for King's Academy 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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