The Ganesha Giants will take on the Damien Spartans at 12:00 p.m. on Friday. Ganesha's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for three straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Friday just wasn't the day for Ganesha's offense. They came up short against Vista Murrieta on Friday, falling 6-0. While losing is never fun, the Giants can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 819th, while the Broncos are ranked 120th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Damien). Their defense stepped up to hand Aquinas a 5-0 shutout on Friday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Ganesha's loss dropped their record down to 1-8-1. As for Damien, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-6-2.
Ganesha took their win against Damien in their previous matchup back in December of 2023 by a conclusive 5-0. Will Ganesha repeat their success, or does Damien have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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