Soccer Game Preview: East Bakersfield vs. North

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East Bakersfield has gone 10-0 against North recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The East Bakersfield Blades will challenge the North Stars at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (East Bakersfield has three straight victories, North has 12 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.

If East Bakersfield beats North with three 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. East Bakersfield won by a goal and slipped past South 3-2.

Meanwhile, North fell victim to Tehachapi and their airtight defense on Wednesday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Warriors.

East Bakersfield has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 15 goals over those five matchups. As for North, their loss dropped their record down to 2-19.

East Bakersfield took their win against North in their previous meeting two weeks ago by a conclusive 4-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for East Bakersfield since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.