Preview: Alameda vs. Hayward
Alameda is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Hayward is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Alameda Hornets will take on the Hayward Farmers at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Wednesday, Alameda kept a clean sheet against San Lorenzo. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Grizzlies and snuck past 1-0. Give Alameda's defense some credit: that's the team's fifth straight shutout.
Their one-goal win came courtesy of
Natan Welday, who's now up to seven this season.
Meanwhile, Hayward stacked a sixth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. They blew past Arroyo 5-2.
Alameda is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 12-5-4 record this season. As for Hayward, their win bumped their record up to 14-3-2.
