The King Wolves and the San Dimas Saints will round out the year against one another at at 8:00 a.m. on Thursday. San Dimas took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on King, who comes in off a win.
While King didn't have the best season last year (they finished 9-14-2), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Arlington 2-1. The win was all the more spectacular given Wolves' disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 89th, while the Lions are ranked tenth).
King used a slightly different lineup for their bout with Arlington. Lilly Guerrero played for 17 minutes having averaged 9 this season and Gianinna Barillas got 80 vs. an average of 55.2. Barillas made the most of the opportunity, scoring a goal A few more games like that and she might be seeing even more time going forward.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for San Dimas' offense. They fell 2-0 to Diamond Ranch on Thursday. The Saints have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
San Dimas' loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for King, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2-2 record this season.
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