The Leland Chargers will square off against the Pioneer Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Leland's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Gilroy, sneaking past 1-0. Given the Chargers' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 52nd, while the Mustangs are ranked 456th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Leland's one-goal win came courtesy of Allison Park, who's now up to four this season.
Meanwhile, Pioneer entered their contest against Branham on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Pioneer fell just short of Branham by a score of 1-0. The shutout was out of character for the Mustangs seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in December of 2024.
Pioneer's defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-2-1. As for Leland, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-2-4.
Leland beat Pioneer by a goal in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, winning 1-0. Will Leland repeat their success, or does Pioneer have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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