Soccer Preview: Wendell vs. Gooding
The Wendell Trojans will stay at home for another game and welcome the Gooding Senators at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Wendell is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Sun Valley Community just ended the team's ten-game winning streak on Wednesday. While the 1-1 score might suggest a draw, it was the Cutthroats who were credited with the win. Sun Valley Community got it done in the shootout by posting three goals to Wendell's two. One reason for the loss might be the Trojans' aggressive play style: Fernando Ibarra Gutierrez and Jafery Bush were both handed yellow cards.
Wendell's goal came courtesy of
Cesar Carmargo, who's now up to 21 this season.
On Wednesday, Gooding needed a bit of extra time to put away Kimberly. Their defense stepped up to hand the Bulldogs a 1-0 shutout. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Senators were the better team in the second half.
Wendell's defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-2-1. As for Gooding, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season.
Wendell came out on top in a nail-biter against Gooding in their previous matchup two weeks ago, sneaking past 2-1. Will Wendell repeat their success, or does Gooding have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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