The Polytechnic Panthers will square off against the Chadwick Dolphins at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Chadwick is facing Polytechnic at the wrong time: Polytechnic suffered their first home loss of the season on Friday and they're likely out for redemption. They lost 3-0 to Wolves. Having soared to a lofty five goals in the game before, Polytechnic's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Chadwick had taken Mayfield down for two straight games at home, but that winning streak came to an end on Saturday. The Dolphins came up short against the Cubs, falling 4-1. While losing is never fun, Chadwick can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 659th, while Mayfield are ranked 278th).
Polytechnic's defeat dropped their record down to 10-4. As for Chadwick, their loss dropped their record down to 3-11-3.
Polytechnic was able to grind out a solid victory over Chadwick when the teams last played on January 9th, winning 3-1. Will the Panthers repeat their success, or do the Dolphins have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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