The Head-Royce Jayhawks will take on the Athenian Owls at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Head-Royce is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.2 goals per game this season.
Head-Royce is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of California's top teams: Sonoma Academy, who was ranked 13th in their home state at the time (Head-Royce was ranked eighth). Head-Royce never let Sonoma Academy onto the board and left with a 2-0 victory on Monday. The win was nothing new for the Jayhawks as they're now sitting on three straight.
Ameen Berjis and
Jonah Greenberg scored both of Head-Royce's goals, bringing their combined season tally to ten goals.
Meanwhile, Athenian came up short against Drew on Tuesday, falling 5-2.
Head-Royce's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-0-1. As for Athenian, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-3-1.
Head-Royce came out on top in a nail-biter against Athenian in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, sneaking past 2-1. Does Head-Royce have another victory up their sleeve, or will Athenian turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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