The Crespi Celts will be taking part in a tournament against the Royal Highlanders on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Crespi has three straight wins, Royal has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Crespi's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They had just enough and edged Chatsworth out 1-0. Given the Celts' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 114th, while the Chancellors are ranked 309th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Royal's game on Friday was all tied up 0-0 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They fell just short of Camarillo by a score of 2-1.
Crespi's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-1. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 17 goals over those four matchups. As for Royal, their loss dropped their record down to 1-9-2.
Everything went Crespi's way against Royal in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, as Crespi made off with a 3-0 win. Will Crespi repeat their success, or does Royal have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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