The Nogales Nobles will take on the Baldwin Park Braves at 5:15 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.
Last Thursday, Nogales came up short against Azusa and fell 3-1. The defeat continues a trend for the Nobles in their matchups with the Aztecs: they've now lost four in a row.
Meanwhile, Baldwin Park fought the good fight in their overtime match against Azusa on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Aztecs by a score of 1-0. While losing is never fun, the Braves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 1038th, while the Aztecs are ranked 336th).
Baldwin Park has traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last eight contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-8-2 record this season. As for Nogales, their loss dropped their record down to 2-11-2.
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