Soccer Game Preview: Encinal vs. Bishop O'Dowd

The Encinal Jets will challenge the Bishop O'Dowd Dragons at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Encinal has struggled recently with seven losses in a row, while Bishop O'Dowd will arrive with ten straight victories.

Wednesday just wasn't the day for Encinal's offense. They fell 2-0 to Berkeley on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, Bishop O'Dowd kept a clean sheet against Alameda on Wednesday. They blew past the Hornets 5-0. The Dragons might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 games by three goals or more this season.

Bishop O'Dowd's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-0-2. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those four matches. As for Encinal, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-9.

Encinal might still be hurting after the 12-0 loss they got from Bishop O'Dowd in their previous meeting back in January. Can Encinal avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.