The Palo Alto Vikings are taking a road trip to square off against the Homestead Mustangs at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Palo Alto is likely headed into the game with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Mountain View on Wednesday. Palo Alto lost 4-0 to Mountain View. The defeat continues a trend for the Vikings in their matchups with the Spartans: they've now lost four in a row.
Meanwhile, for the first time since back in December of 2024, Homestead was forced to settle for a draw on Wednesday. Neither they nor Los Altos could gain the upper hand so the two teams had to settle for a 1-1 draw.
Homestead's goal came courtesy of Daniel Morrissey, which was the first he's scored this season.
Homestead's draw makes their record 2-3-3 this season. As for Palo Alto, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-1-2.
Everything went Palo Alto's way against Homestead in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, as Palo Alto made off with a 4-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Palo Alto 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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