The Santa Fe Chiefs will face off against the La Habra Highlanders at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Santa Fe comes in on three and La Habra on five.
Santa Fe's tournament run continued when they took on Oxford Academy on Friday. Santa Fe won by a goal and slipped past Oxford Academy 2-1. Given the Chiefs' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 110th, while the Patriots are ranked 240th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Gael Sandoval was the driving force of Santa Fe's attack as he scored both of Santa Fe's goals, bringing his season total up to two goals.
Meanwhile, La Habra beat Valley Christian 3-1 on Friday.
La Habra's victory bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Santa Fe, their win bumped their record up to 4-0-3.
Santa Fe was able to grind out a solid victory over La Habra in their previous matchup back in December of 2016, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Santa Fe 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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