Soccer Game Preview: Nogales vs. El Rancho

The Nogales Nobles will take on the El Rancho Dons in a holiday battle at at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.

Nogales will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one goal on Friday, then bounced right back against Rowland on Wednesday. Nogales was the clear victor by a 7-1 margin over Rowland.

Meanwhile, El Rancho kept a clean sheet against Montebello on Tuesday. They beat the Oilers by a goal, winning 1-0. The Dons 's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three games.

El Rancho's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-4. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those five contests. As for Nogales, their win bumped their record up to 5-1-1.

Nogales might still be hurting after the 4-0 loss they got from El Rancho when the teams last played back in November of 2022. Can Nogales avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.