Newport Harbor hasn't had much luck against Los Alamitos recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Newport Harbor Sailors will square off against the Los Alamitos Griffins at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Newport Harbor's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They blew past Huntington Beach 4-0. The Sailors might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine games by three goals or more this season.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Los Alamitos had no problem doing just that on Monday. While the 1-1 score might suggest a draw, it was Los Alamitos who was credited with the win. Los Alamitos got it done in the shootout by posting three goals to Edison's one. The victory was familiar territory for the Griffins who have now won seven contests in a row.
Their one-goal win came courtesy of Viviana Zacarias, who's now up to ten this season.
Newport Harbor is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up three goals over those 11 games. As for Los Alamitos, they pushed their record up to 13-5-3 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Newport Harbor came up short against Los Alamitos when the teams last played last Tuesday, falling 2-0. Can Newport Harbor avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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