The Rancho Cotate Cougars will head out on the road to face off against the Maria Carrillo Pumas at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Rancho Cotate's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for ten straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Rancho Cotate has not won a game since December 19, 2023, a trend which continued on Wednesday. They suffered a tough 4-1 loss at the hands of Cardinal Newman. Rancho Cotate has not had much luck with Cardinal Newman recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Even though Maria Carrillo has not done well against Montgomery recently (they were 1-7-1 in their previous nine matchups), they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. Maria Carrillo never let Montgomery onto the board and left with a 1-0 win. Landon Ruggles had the honor of scoring the game-winner for Maria Carrillo.
Rancho Cotate has traveled a rocky road recently having lost ten of their last 11 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-13-4 record this season. As for Maria Carrillo, their victory bumped their record up to 10-3-5.
