El Capitan and Merced are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but likely not for long. The El Capitan Gauchos will head out on the road to face off against the Merced Bears at 5:15 p.m. on Friday. El Capitan's last three contests have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Last Friday, El Capitan didn't have quite enough to beat Golden Valley and fell 2-1.
Meanwhile, Merced's game on Wednesday was close up to the half, which is when they kicked things up a notch. They put the hurt on Buhach Colony with a sharp 5-0 victory. Given the Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 370th, while the Thunder are ranked 1036th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Merced hit Buhach Colony with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Alexander Castaneda (2), Santiago Santiago-Hernandez (2), and Jomei Montes.
Merced has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 11-7-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 26 goals over those seven contests. As for El Capitan, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-6-6.
El Capitan came up short against Merced in their previous matchup two weeks ago, falling 3-1. Can El Capitan avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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