The Oceanside Pirates will face off against the San Dieguito Academy Mustangs on Wednesday. Oceanside's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for six straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Last Friday, Oceanside came up short against El Camino and fell 3-1. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 825th, while the Wildcats are ranked 337th).
Meanwhile, San Dieguito Academy came tearing into Friday's matchup with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.2 goals) and they left with even more momentum. Their defense stepped up to hand the Bobcats an 8-0 shutout. Considering the Mustangs have won five games by more than three goals this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
San Dieguito Academy is also on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 26 goals over those eight matchups. As for Oceanside, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7-2.
Oceanside might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from San Dieguito Academy in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Can Oceanside avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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