The Peninsula Panthers will square off against the Torrance Tartars at 2:30 p.m. on Friday. Peninsula'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.
On Tuesday, Peninsula didn't have quite enough to beat North and fell 2-1. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 218th, while the Saxons are ranked 42nd).
Meanwhile, for the first time this season, Torrance was forced to settle for a draw. Neither they nor Carson could gain the upper hand on Monday so the two teams had to settle for a 1-1 draw.
Torrance's draw gives them a new season record of 7-4-1. As for Peninsula, their loss dropped their record down to 4-7-2.
Peninsula took their victory against Torrance in their previous meeting back in December of 2023 by a conclusive 4-0. Will Peninsula repeat their success, or does Torrance have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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