Soccer Game Preview: Atwater vs. Los Banos

The Atwater Falcons will take on the Los Banos Tigers at 5:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Atwater's last four games have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.

Atwater is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to five goals on Wednesday, they were much more limited against El Capitan on Friday. They fell just short of the Gauchos by a score of 2-1. That's two games in a row now that the Falcons have lost by just one goal.

Meanwhile, Los Banos was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They fell 2-0 to Merced.

Los Banos' loss dropped their record down to 1-7-1. As for Atwater, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7-1.

Atwater skirted past Los Banos 1-0 when the teams last played on January 10th. The rematch might be a little tougher for Atwater since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.