Los Alamitos is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Santiago is on a seven-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Los Alamitos Griffins will take on the Santiago Sharks at TBD on Wednesday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Los Alamitos had no problem doing just that on Saturday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Cougars a 1-0 shutout. Los Alamitos wouldn't have won without Viviana Zacarias, who scored the game-winner.
Meanwhile, Santiago beat Mater Dei 2-0 on Saturday. Given Santiago's advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked fourth, while Mater Dei is ranked 84th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Los Alamitos has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5-5 record this season. As for Santiago, their victory bumped their record up to 20-2-2.
Los Alamitos came up short against Santiago in their previous meeting back in December of 2022, falling 2-0. Will Los Alamitos have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more soccer content.
