Piedmont Hills hasn't had much luck against Leland recently, but that could start to change  on Thursday. The Piedmont Hills Pirates will host the Leland Chargers  at 7:00  p.m. Neither  team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Last Tuesday, Piedmont Hills came up short against Branham  and fell  3-1. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage  in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings  (they are ranked 354th, while the Bruins are ranked 105th).
Piedmont Hills' goal came courtesy  of  Nara Johnson, who's now up to two this season.
 Meanwhile, Leland kept a clean sheet against Branham  on Thursday. They had just enough and edged the Bruins out  1-0.
 Leland is also on a roll lately: they've  won three of their last four matchups,  which provided a nice bump to their 7-2-5 record  this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up zero  goals over those four  contests. As for Piedmont Hills, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-5-6.
 Piedmont Hills might still be hurting after the  4-0 loss they got from Leland  in their previous matchup  back in January. Will Piedmont Hills have more luck at home instead of on the road?  Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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