Soccer Recap: Friday's Loss Ends Petaluma's Winning Streak

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Petaluma can now relate to. They fell 2-0 to the Maria Carrillo Pumas on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 289th, while the Pumas are ranked 115th).

Trojans

Previous 5 Games

02/28/25 vs Maria Carrillo	0-2
02/25/25 vs Castro Valley	0-0
02/21/25 vs American	1-0
02/18/25 vs Newark Memorial	2-1
02/13/25 @ Sonoma Valley	0-1

Petaluma moved to 13-7 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those three matchups. As for Maria Carrillo, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 10-8.

Petaluma didn't take long to hit the pitch again: they've already played their next game, a 2-0 win against Winters on the 4th. As for Maria Carrillo, they have also already played their next contest, a 2-0 victory against Pleasant Valley on the 4th.