The Tulare Western Mustangs will venture away from home to challenge the El Diamante Miners at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
Tulare Western is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Kingsburg just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell 3-1 to the Vikings. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Mustangs came into the match with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 28th, while the Vikings are ranked 326th).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for El Diamante, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They never let Orosi onto the board and left with a 2-0 victory on Saturday.
Tulare Western's defeat dropped their record down to 7-2. As for El Diamante, their win bumped their record up to 6-7.
Tulare Western came out on top in a nail-biter against El Diamante when the teams last played back in November of 2023, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Tulare Western since the squad 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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