The Scripps Ranch Falcons will face off against the Rancho Bernardo Broncos at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams each escaped with close wins against their previous opponents.
Scripps Ranch is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They won by a goal and slipped past Valhalla 3-2. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 116th, while the Norsemen are ranked 480th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Katie Ellermeyer and Aunia Champiri scored all three of Scripps Ranch's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 19 goals.
Meanwhile, Rancho Bernardo entered their tilt with Otay Ranch on Tuesday with nine consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with ten. They came within a single goal of losing the streak, but they secured a 3-2 W against the Mustangs. Three seems to be a good number for the Broncos as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of goals in their previous game.
Scripps Ranch has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 24 goals over those nine contests. As for Rancho Bernardo, their win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-3.
Scripps Ranch skirted past Rancho Bernardo 2-1 when the teams last played back in November of 2023. Will Scripps Ranch repeat their success, or does Rancho Bernardo have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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