Soccer Recap: Rank Disadvantage No Problem for Casa Grande

Casa Grande won the last time they faced Napa and things went their way on Thursday too. The Casa Grande Gauchos came out on top in a nail-biter against the Napa Grizzlies, sneaking past 2-1. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Gauchos' disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 727th, while the Grizzlies are ranked 362nd).

Erik Hernandez and Dylan Reyes scored both of Casa Grande's goals, bringing their combined season tally to five goals.

Gauchos

Previous 3 Games (Away)

01/23/25 @ Napa	2-1
01/09/25 @ Justin-Siena	3-0
01/04/25 @ American Canyon	1-0

Casa Grande's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-5-2. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those three contests. As for Napa, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-4-3.

Casa Grande will square off against American Canyon at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Casa Grande is facing American Canyon at the right time seeing as American Canyon is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Napa, they will face off against Justin-Siena at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday.