Soccer Game Preview: Hanford vs. Dinuba

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Previous 6 Games

01/09/25 - Away	2-1 W
12/06/24 - Home	5-0 W
01/26/24 - Away	3-0 W
01/10/24 - Home	1-0 W
01/26/23 - Home	1-0 W
01/10/23 - Away	1-0 W

Hanford is 6-0 against Dinuba since January of 2023 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Hanford Bullpups will look to defend their home pitch against the Dinuba Emperors at 6:30 p.m. Hanford will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.

Hanford's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. Everything went their way against Lemoore as Hanford made off with a 4-0 win. The Bullpups might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine games by three goals or more this season.

They hit Lemoore with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Jaya Laird (2), Kensyn Laird, and Leah Locke.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Dinuba, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged Mission Oak out 1-0 on Thursday. Michelle Vieyra had to tread lightly for part of the match after she was hit with a yellow card, but that was the only trouble the Emperors got from the refs.

Hanford pushed their record up to 18-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those three contests. As for Dinuba, their win was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-3-1 and their overall record up to 9-7-3.

Hanford beat Dinuba by a goal in their previous meeting on January 9th, winning 2-1. Will Hanford repeat their success, or does Dinuba have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.