The Coast Union Broncos will challenge the Grace Lancers at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Coast Union has three straight victories, Grace has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Coast Union's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They came out on top against Villanova Prep by a score of 2-0. Given the Broncos' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 408th, while the Wildcats are ranked 999th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Grace fell victim to Laguna Blanca and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They came up short against the Owls, falling 4-0.
Coast Union has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which somehow still isn't as good as their 13-1-1 record this season. As for Grace, their loss dropped their record down to 1-10-1.
Coast Union took their win against Grace in their previous meeting two weeks ago by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Coast Union 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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