If Palma was feeling good fresh off their 5-0 takedown of Pacific Grove last Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Palma Chieftains fell just short of the Gonzales Spartans by a score of 3-2 on Friday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Spartans this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 5-0 back in January.
Izabella Tejeda and Molly Nino scored both of Palma's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 14 goals.
Palma's defeat dropped their record down to 7-7-2. As for Gonzales, the victory got them back to even at 8-8-2.
Coming up, Palma will be playing in front of their home fans against Stevenson at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Stevenson will roll in looking for their sixth straight win, something Palma surely won't give up without a fight. As for Gonzales, they will head out on the road to take on Greenfield at 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Gonzales is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.1 goals per game this season.
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