Soccer Recap: Friday's Win Is El Cerrito's Seventh in Last Nine Outings

El Cerrito won the last time they faced Richmond and things went their way on Friday too. The El Cerrito Gauchos' defense stepped up to hand the Richmond Oilers a 4-0 shutout. Given the Gauchos' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 369th, while the Oilers are ranked 869th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

El Cerrito is also on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3-2 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 48 goals over those nine games. As for Richmond, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-9-1.

El Cerrito will venture away from home to take on Albany at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Albany will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something El Cerrito surely won't give up without a fight. As for Richmond, they will be playing at home against Pinole Valley at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Richmond is facing Pinole Valley at the right time seeing as Pinole Valley is stuck on a three-game losing streak.