The Canyon Springs Cougars will head out on the road to challenge the Hillcrest Trojans at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Canyon Springs' last four matches have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Canyon Springs is likely headed into the game with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Perris on Thursday. Canyon Springs fell just short of Perris by a score of 1-0. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 635th, while the Panthers are ranked 97th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hillcrest). They never let Rancho Christian onto the board and left with an 11-0 win on Thursday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Trojans considering their one-goal performance the contest before.
Hillcrest's lineup was just a bit different on Thursday as Emilio Caro got a bit more time on the pitch (60 vs. his season average of 30). Caro made the most of the opportunity, scoring a goal A few more games like that and he might be seeing even more time going forward.
Canyon Springs' loss dropped their record down to 5-5-3. As for Hillcrest, their victory bumped their record up to 5-6-3.
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