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Sage Hill Falls From Soccer Playoffs With Loss to Citrus Hill
Lightning's run through the CIF Southern Section Division 6 boys soccer playoffs ends before it begins with 2-1 loss in wild-card match at home.
Victor Avalos scored in the 77th minute to lead Citrus Hill to a 2-1 victory over Sage Hill in a wild-card round game of the CIF Southern Section Division 6 boys' soccer playoffs Wednesday afternoon at Sage Hill High.
Jack Percival gave Sage Hill the early lead with a goal at the 21:45 mark, but Citrus Hill's Devon Almazan scored at the 26-minute mark and the score remained tied at one at halftime.
Adam Ellingson had six saves in goal for Sage Hill, and Tim Almazan has three for Citrus Hill.
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Located in Perris, Citrus Hill is an at-large team from the Mountain Pass League and advances to play at Rosamond (13-6-0), the High Desert League champion, in a first-round match on Friday.
Sage Hill, the third-place team from the Academy League, finished its season at 9-6-3.
