Leadership and Castlemont are an even 3-3-1 against one another since January of 2018, but likely not for long. Leadership will venture away from home to take on the Castlemont Knights at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Leadership will be strutting in after a win while Castlemont will be coming in after a defeat.
Leadership will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any goals on Friday, then bounced right back against Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy on Wednesday. Leadership put the hurt on Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy with a sharp 13-0 victory. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for Leadership's offense, which had struggled in the games prior.
Meanwhile, Castlemont didn't get the result they wanted in their first contest with Oakland Tech on Wednesday. They came up short against the Bulldogs, falling 9-0.
Leadership's win was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-1-1 and their overall record up to 2-1-1. As for Castlemont, they now have a losing record at 0-1.
Leadership was able to grind out a solid victory over Castlemont when the teams last played back in February of 2023, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Leadership 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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