The Santa Monica Vikings will square off against the Lawndale Cardinals at 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Santa Monica is coming into the match hot, having won their last five games.
Santa Monica's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Hawthorne, sneaking past 1-0. Give the Vikings' defense some credit: that's the team's fifth straight shutout.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lawndale). Everything went their way against Morningside on Friday as Lawndale made off with a 7-0 victory. The high-scoring effort was just what the Cardinals needed considering they were shutout in their previous game.
Santa Monica pushed their record up to 15-2-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 31 goals over those six matchups. As for Lawndale, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3-2 record this season.
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