Soccer Preview: Futures vs. Encina
Futures has enjoyed a six-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will head out to challenge the Encina Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Futures' defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They won by a goal and slipped past Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning 1-0.
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last match, Encina made sure to put some goals up on the board against Victory Christian on Tuesday. They blew past the Vikings 6-2. Considering the Bulldogs have won seven matchups by more than two goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Their offense was hitting Victory Christian from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Irvin Bustos led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Futures has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-7-1 record this season. As for Encina, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-5.
Futures beat Encina 4-2 in their previous meeting back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for Futures since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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