The Lindhurst Blazers will head out on the road to challenge the Highlands Scots at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Highlands will be up against a hot Lindhurst team: the squad just extended their winning streak to six. Lindhurst's defense stepped up to hand Golden Sierra a 6-0 shutout on Friday. Give the Blazers' defense some credit: that's the team's fifth straight shutout.
Meanwhile, Highlands had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.6 goals) and they went ahead and made it six last Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Cardinals. Given the Scots' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 502nd, while the Cardinals are ranked 1053rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lindhurst pushed their record up to 13-2-4 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 18 goals over those four matches. As for Highlands, their win bumped their record up to 12-2-2.
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