The Hayward Farmers will face off against the Arroyo Dons at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Hayward's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for five straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Hayward is likely headed into the match with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Tennyson on Tuesday. Hayward fell 3-1 to Tennyson. While losing is never fun, the Farmers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 758th, while the Lancers are ranked 349th).
Meanwhile, Arroyo came up short against Heritage on Tuesday and fell 4-2.
Arroyo's loss dropped their record down to 3-3-2. As for Hayward, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4-1.
Everything went Hayward's way against Arroyo in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, as Hayward made off with a 5-2 win. Will Hayward repeat their success, or does Arroyo have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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