Homestead and Palo Alto are an even 4-4-2 against one another since February of 2020, but likely not for long. The Homestead Mustangs will challenge the Palo Alto Vikings at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Homestead is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Los Altos just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Wednesday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Eagles.
Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for Palo Alto's offense. They fell 2-0 to Mountain View on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 96th, while the Spartans are ranked 31st).
Palo Alto's loss dropped their record down to 9-3-3. As for Homestead, their defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 4-1-3 and their overall record down to 5-4-5.
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