The Yorba Linda Mustangs are taking a road trip to challenge the Crean Lutheran Saints at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams beat their previous opponents by a single goal, so this matchup might be just as contested.
Crean Lutheran will be up against a hot Yorba Linda squad: the team just extended their winning streak to six. Yorba Linda's defense stepped up to hand Cypress a 1-0 shutout on Thursday. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 158th, while the Centurions are ranked 335th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Thursday Crean Lutheran sidestepped La Habra for a 2-1 victory.
Yorba Linda's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-7-2. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those four matches. As for Crean Lutheran, their victory bumped their record up to 7-5-3.
Yorba Linda came out on top in a nail-biter against Crean Lutheran in their previous matchup back in January, sneaking past 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Yorba Linda since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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