Defending CIF champ Torrey Pines favorites in Avocado West girls soccer (by Ken Grosse)

Post date: Jan 11, 2020 1:45:50 AM

Call it the “big two” and the “chase pack” when the Avocado West League girls’ soccer schedule kicks off Tuesday (Jan. 14) night.

The Avocado West has a history of being a two-team race at the top and for the past three years, those teams have been Carlsbad and Torrey Pines. This year pencils out to be more of the same. As the two-time league champion, reigning CIF Open titleholder and owner of a 9-2 non-conference ledger, Carlsbad deserves the nod as pre-season favorite. But Torrey Pines already owns a December tournament victory over the Lancers and is ranked No. 2 in the section while Carlsbad is No. 4. (more)