The Oxnard Yellowjackets will square off against the Santa Barbara Dons at 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Oxnard has four straight victories, Santa Barbara has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
If Santa Barbara heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Oxnard took over last week. Oxnard beat San Marcos by a goal, winning 2-1.
Domenic Chavez and Isaiah Rivera scored both of Oxnard's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 16 goals.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Santa Barbara's offense. They fell just short of Dos Pueblos by a score of 1-0 on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Dons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 622nd, while the Chargers are ranked 189th).
Oxnard pushed their record up to 10-4-3 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 28 goals over those seven matchups. As for Santa Barbara, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-13-1.
Oxnard took their victory against Santa Barbara when the teams last played back in December of 2024 by a conclusive 6-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Oxnard since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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