Pacific Ridge hasn't had much luck against Francis Parker recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Pacific Ridge Firebirds are taking a road trip to square off against the Francis Parker Lancers at 7:30 p.m. Pacific Ridge is coming into the game hot, having won their last five games.
If Francis Parker heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Pacific Ridge took over last week. Pacific Ridge came out on top in a nail-biter against Classical Academy on Friday, sneaking past 2-1. That's two games straight that the Firebirds have won by just one goal.
Evie Spengler and Taylor Geiger scored both of Pacific Ridge's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 12 goals.
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last match, Francis Parker made sure to put some goals up on the board against La Jolla Country Day on Friday. They put the hurt on the Torreys with a sharp 6-2 victory. Given the Lancers' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 256th, while the Torreys are ranked 647th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The win made it two in a row for Francis Parker and bumps their season record up to 9-6-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored seven goals over those two contests. As for Pacific Ridge, they now have a winning record of 7-6-2.
Everything went Pacific Ridge's way against Francis Parker in their previous meeting back in January, as Pacific Ridge made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pacific Ridge 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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