The Paramount Pirates will face off against the Bellflower Buccaneers at 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams each escaped with close wins against their previous opponents.
Paramount took a loss when they played away from home last Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They never let Lynwood onto the board and left with a 1-0 victory. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 140th, while the Knights are ranked 664th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Bellflower's game on Tuesday was all tied up 0-0 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 1-0 win over Downey.
Paramount pushed their record up to 12-5-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those four games. As for Bellflower, they now have a winning record of 4-3-4.
Everything went Paramount's way against Bellflower in their previous meeting back in December of 2017, as Paramount made off with a 4-1 win. Does Paramount have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bellflower turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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