Soccer Recap: Garces Memorial Takes a Loss

If Garces Memorial was feeling good fresh off their 5-0 takedown of Bakersfield Christian last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Garces Memorial Rams fell just short of the Centennial Golden Hawks by a score of 1-0 on Tuesday. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Rams came into the match with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 44th, while the Golden Hawks are ranked 427th).

Garces Memorial's loss dropped their record down to 15-2-1. As for Centennial, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-9-1.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Garces Memorial will take on Stockdale at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Garces Memorial's defense has only allowed 0.3 goals per game this season, so Stockdale's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Centennial, they will square off against Bakersfield at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Centennial is facing Bakersfield at the right time seeing as Bakersfield is stuck on a five-game losing streak.