The Millikan Rams and the King/Drew Golden Eagles will compete for holiday cheer at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Millikan comes in on ten and King/Drew on eight.
Millikan is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. Their defense stepped up to hand Compton a 7-0 shutout on Wednesday. Give the Rams' defense some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
Their offense was hitting Compton from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal. Jaycob Alfaro Plascencia led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, it was a Battle of the Birds when King/Drew took on Stella High Charter Academy on Friday. King/Drew narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Stella High Charter Academy 1-0. Given the Golden Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 159th, while the Eagles are ranked 725th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
King/Drew's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-2. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 13 goals over those four games. As for Millikan, their victory bumped their record up to 10-0.
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