Channel Islands is 5-0 against Malibu since December of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Channel Islands Raiders will look to defend their home pitch against the Malibu Sharks at 6:00 p.m. Channel Islands' offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for three straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Channel Islands is looking to pick up the season's first win, something they couldn't quite do against Oxnard on Thursday. Neither Channel Islands nor Oxnard could gain the upper hand so the two teams had to settle for a 1-1 draw.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Malibu). They put the hurt on St. Bonaventure with a sharp 6-2 win on Tuesday. The result kept the Sharks happy, as they haven't lost a game since November 18th.
Malibu is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 4-1-2 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 15 goals over those five contests. Channel Islands' draw makes their record 0-2-1 this season.
Channel Islands took their victory against Malibu in their previous matchup back in January by a conclusive 3-0. Will Channel Islands repeat their success, or does Malibu have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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