The College Prep Cougars will take on the Head-Royce Jayhawks at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. College Prep's last four contests have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
College Prep is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of California's top teams: Bentley, who was ranked tenth at the time (College Prep was ranked 13th). The Cougars had just enough and edged out the Phoenix 4-3 two weeks ago. College Prep's winning goal came courtesy of Bastian Boykin.
Something new happened two weeks ago as Boykin saw his first action of the season, playing 80 minutes against Bentley. Boykin made the most of the opportunity, scoring a goal A few more games like that and he might be seeing even more time going forward.
Meanwhile, Head-Royce came tearing into Tuesday's matchup with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.5 goals), and they left with even more momentum. They never let the Owls get on the board and left with a 4-0 win. The result was nothing new for Head-Royce, who have now won four matches by three goals or more so far this season.
Head-Royce's victory bumped their record up to 8-1. As for College Prep, their win bumped their record up to 4-1-1.
College Prep came up short against Head-Royce when the teams last played back in November of 2024, falling 2-0. Can the Cougars avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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