The Los Altos Eagles will venture away from home to take on the Santa Clara Bruins at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Los Altos is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.6 goals per game this season.
Santa Clara better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when Los Altos really get things going. Los Altos was the clear victor by a 4-1 margin over Fremont on Wednesday. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 104th, while the Firebirds are ranked 735th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Los Altos hit Fremont with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Kapil Jakatdar (2), Eddy Lemus, and Dylan Po.
Meanwhile, for the first time since back in December of 2024, Santa Clara was forced to settle for a draw on Wednesday. Neither they nor Wilcox could gain the upper hand so the two teams had to settle for a 0-0 draw.
Santa Clara's draw makes their record 5-3-2 this season. As for Los Altos, their victory bumped their record up to 6-2-3.
Everything went Los Altos' way against Santa Clara in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, as Los Altos made off with a 5-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Los Altos since the squad 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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