Yreka hasn't had much luck against Red Bluff recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Yreka Miners will challenge the Red Bluff Spartans at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Yreka is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. Their defense stepped up to hand Redding Christian a 6-0 shutout back in December of 2024. Given the Miners' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 414th, while the Lions are ranked 1060th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Red Bluff's game on Monday was all tied up 1-1 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Lassen.
Red Bluff pushed their record up to 9-5 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 11 goals over those four matchups. As for Yreka, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2-3 record this season.
Yreka came up short against Red Bluff in their previous matchup back in December of 2021, falling 2-0. Can Yreka avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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