The Concord Bears will head out on the road to challenge the Las Lomas Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Concord is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Concord's offense. They ended up on the wrong side of a tough 4-0 walloping at the hands of Berean Christian on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Las Lomas came tearing into Tuesday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9 goals) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 3-1 win over Clayton Valley Charter. The score was all tied up 1-1 at the break, but Las Lomas was the better team in the second half.
They were led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Paige Thompson and
Kyleigh Sekulich, who scored all three of Las Lomas' goals. The pair have combined for a total of 28 so far this season.
Concord has not been sharp recently as the team's lost 11 of their last 12 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-13-1 record this season. As for Las Lomas, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-1-4 record this season.
Concord came up short against Las Lomas in their previous meeting back in February of 2022, falling 2-0. Can Concord avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
