Menlo School has won three straight games at home, while Crystal Springs Uplands has won three straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Menlo School Knights will welcome the Crystal Springs Uplands Gryphons at 3:30 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
If Menlo School beats Crystal Springs Uplands with two goals on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Menlo School sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over Notre Dame on Tuesday. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 154th, while the Regents are ranked 526th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Crystal Springs Uplands kept a clean sheet against Harker on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Eagles with a sharp 3-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Gryphons, who have now won six contests by three goals or more so far this season.
Crystal Springs Uplands' victory bumped their record up to 7-2. As for Menlo School, their win bumped their record up to 9-3.
Menlo School was able to grind out a solid victory over Crystal Springs Uplands in their previous matchup back in April of 2021, winning 3-1. Will Menlo School repeat their success, or does Crystal Springs Uplands have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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