Soccer Recap: El Cerrito Takes a Loss
By Team Reports
Jan 22, 2025, 9:58pm
Soccer Recap: El Cerrito vs. Pinole Valley
After flying high against Saint Mary's last Thursday, El Cerrito came back down to earth. The El Cerrito Gauchos came up short against the Pinole Valley Spartans on Wednesday, falling 5-2. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Gauchos came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 104th, while the Spartans are ranked 446th).
Gauchos
| 01/22/25 @ Pinole Valley | 2-5 |
| 01/16/25 @ Saint Mary's | 3-0 |
| 01/14/25 vs Albany | 1-0 |
| 01/10/25 @ Salesian College Preparatory | 2-0 |
| 01/07/25 @ Richmond | 1-3 |
The defeat snapped El Cerrito's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 7-2 record. As for Pinole Valley, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-5-5.
El Cerrito will square off against Richmond at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. El Cerrito is on a four-game streak of home wins, Richmond a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the pitch. As for Pinole Valley, they will face off against Albany at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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