Soccer Preview: Miramonte vs. Bishop O'Dowd
The Miramonte Matadors will square off against the Bishop O'Dowd Dragons at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Miramonte is headed out to face Bishop O'Dowd after opening their season at home and giving their fans just what they were looking for. Everything went Miramonte's way against El Cerrito two weeks ago as Miramonte made off with a 5-2 victory. The score was close at the half, but the Matadors pulled away in the second half with three goals.
They hit El Cerrito with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Jordan Mathews (2),
Olivia Penney,
Kate Knight, and
Sadie Leal-Schuman.
Meanwhile, Bishop O'Dowd kept a clean sheet against Benicia on Monday. They put the hurt on the Panthers with a sharp 5-0 win. The score was close at the half, but the Dragons pulled away in the second half with four goals.
Miramonte was able to grind out a solid victory over Bishop O'Dowd in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Miramonte 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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