The Western Christian Fighting Lancers will face off against the Ontario Christian Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Western Christian comes in on three and Ontario Christian on eight.
On Thursday, Western Christian earned a 6-4 win over The Webb Schools. Given the Fighting Lancers' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 142nd, while the Gauls are ranked 595th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Ontario Christian kept a clean sheet against Woodcrest Christian on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 6-0 margin over the Royals. The result was nothing new for the Knights, who have now won 11 contests by three goals or more so far this season.
They hit Woodcrest Christian with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Faith Gaudy (2), Carley Mouw (2), Paige Mouw, and Chloe Konan.
Western Christian is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-2-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 47 goals over those 12 games. As for Ontario Christian, their victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 19-2-1.
Everything went Western Christian's way against Ontario Christian when the teams last played back in January of 2023, as Western Christian made off with a 4-0 win. Will Western Christian repeat their success, or does Ontario Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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