The Santa Cruz Cardinals are on the road again on Wednesday to play the Harbor Pirates at 7:00 p.m. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Santa Cruz is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Aptos on Wednesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Santa Cruz had to suffer through a 31-0 loss at the hands of Aptos. While getting shut out isn't ideal, the Cardinals haven't been shut out since back in September.
Meanwhile, Harbor was not able to break out of their rough patch last Wednesday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss. They were beaten by Aptos 39-0. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 560th, while the Mariners are ranked 221st).
Santa Cruz's defeat dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Harbor, their loss dropped their record down to 0-9.
Everything went Santa Cruz's way against Harbor when the teams last played back in September, as Santa Cruz made off with a 26-6 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Santa Cruz since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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