Southwest SD and Sweetwater are an even 4-4-2 against one another since December of 2018, but likely not for long. The Southwest SD Raiders will head out on the road to square off against the Sweetwater Red Devils at 6:05 p.m. on Friday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many goals in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Southwest SD has not lost a match since December 29, 2023, a trend which continued in their latest game on Wednesday. They and Eastlake finished up their game with a 1-1 draw. Southwest SD had to tread lightly for part of the match As Bryan Silva and Edwin Morfin were both handed yellow cards., which could explain the final result.
Southwest SD's goal came courtesy of Silva, who's now up to four this season.
Meanwhile, Sweetwater's recent rough patch got a bit rougher last Wednesday after their third straight loss. They fell just short of Eastlake by a score of 1-0. That's two games in a row now that Sweetwater has lost by exactly one goal.
Southwest SD's draw gives them a new season record of 14-2-2. As for Sweetwater, they have not been sharp recently as the team's lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-9-4 record this season.
Southwest SD skirted past Sweetwater 3-2 in their previous matchup last Monday. The rematch might be a little tougher for Southwest SD since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
