The Mission Bay Buccaneers are taking a road trip to square off against the Clairemont Chieftains at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Mission Bay is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.1 goals per game this season.
Mission Bay will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any goals on Thursday, then bounced right back against Preuss UCSD on Tuesday. Mission Bay put the hurt on Preuss UCSD with a sharp 5-1 win. Jackson Villani was a massive factor in the win as he booted in three goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, Clairemont was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of University City. That's two games in a row now that the Chieftains have lost by exactly two goals.
Mission Bay is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3-2 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 14 goals over those five games. As for Clairemont, their loss dropped their record down to 3-11.
Everything went Mission Bay's way against Clairemont in their previous matchup back in January, as Mission Bay made off with a 4-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mission Bay 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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