Whenever The Bishop’s School and La Jolla Country Day (LJCD) School get together in sports, expect a battle. That was the case last week as the two met in a key Coastal League boys soccer matchup, with the Knights prevailing 2-1. LJCD dominated the first half and took the lead before Bishop’s rallied on goals from Harrison Flagg and Stefano Vidali. The win moved Bishop’s into first place — for the time being — in the league race. LJCD rebounded from the loss to rival Bishop’s School to post a 1-0 win over Francis Parker last Thursday afternoon. The loss was Parker’s first of the season. Rodrigo Cuenca scored the only goal of the game early in the second half on a volley set up by a flick header from Dennis Roth.  Michael Bailey had an outstanding game in goal to earn a shutout, while Lee Klitzner and Danny Rogers had very strong games on defense, as did midfielders Hunter Khaleghi and Alex Fleischhacker. Ryan French came off the bench to provide a spark at forward. Dillon DuBois, who returned to the team on earlier in the week after missing more than six weeks due to injury, showed a lot of grit by playing more than 60 strong minutes, according to LJCD head coach Jerry Fleischhacker.  At La Jolla High School, head coach Elliott Savitz and the Vikings head into action this week with a mark of 3-8-7. According to Savitz, Robby Ortiz has been excellent this season playing in the midfield and as the team’s sweeper. Savitz noted that Juan Martinez has been a great leader, who, after being moved from sweeper to forward, has created a lot of chances for the team. Youri Ishikawa has done extremely well, according to Savitz, as his shot-stopping ability and overall play has helped him become one of the best goalkeepers in the Western League. “We had a tough schedule this year, and did not create enough goal scoring opportunities early on,” Savitz said. “During the second half of the season, we created many chances in the final third but we lacked a bit of luck and composure. The boys have continued to work hard and battle in every game. Their work ethic has helped us compete in every game, even if the results have not gone our way.”