The North Saxons will challenge the Peninsula Panthers at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
North managed to keep up with Torrance until halftime two weeks ago, but things quickly went downhill from there. North might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting Torrance an easy 4-1 victory. The Saxons have struggled against the Tartars recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Peninsula fell victim to Saint Joseph and their airtight defense on Saturday. They fell just short of the Jesters by a score of 1-0. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 207th, while the Jesters are ranked 63rd).
Peninsula was without their leading scorer, Allie Chang, in Saturday's contest. With Chang sidelined, Peninsula had to make some changes to the lineup. Surina Massey played for 70 minutes having averaged 40 this season and Madeleine Chang got 70 vs. an average of 44.4.
Peninsula's loss dropped their record down to 6-5-2. As for North, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-3-1.
North came up short against Peninsula in their previous meeting back in March of 2021, falling 2-0. Can North avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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