The Design Tech Dragons will square off against the KIPP Esperanza Eagles at 8:30 p.m. on Monday. KIPP Esperanza took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Design Tech, who comes in off a win.
Design Tech's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by an 8-0 margin over East Palo Alto Academy. The result was nothing new for the Dragons, who have now won three games by eight goals or more so far this season.
Their offense was hitting East Palo Alto Academy from everywhere, as seven different players booted in a goal. Kathleen Hananouchi led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, KIPP Esperanza was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost 8-0 to More. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 1064th, while the Knights are ranked 476th).
Design Tech has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2-1 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 17 goals over those four contests. As for KIPP Esperanza, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.
Design Tech took their win against KIPP Esperanza in their previous matchup back in January of 2024 by a conclusive 4-0. Does Design Tech have another victory up their sleeve, or will KIPP Esperanza turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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