The Encinal Jets are taking a road trip to challenge the Bishop O'Dowd Dragons at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Encinal's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for five straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Encinal's offense. They came up short against Berkeley on Tuesday, falling 6-0. While losing is never fun, Encinal can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 857th, while Berkeley are ranked 132nd).
Meanwhile, Bishop O'Dowd kept a clean sheet against Alameda on Tuesday. They blew past the Hornets 9-0. Bishop O'Dowd haven't had any issues with Alameda recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive win against them.
Bishop O'Dowd's offense was hitting Alameda from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal. Abby Forsgen led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for three goals all by herself.
Encinal's defeat dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Bishop O'Dowd, their victory bumped their record up to 5-0.
Encinal suffered a grim 12-0 defeat to Bishop O'Dowd in their previous meeting back in February of 2025. Can the Jets avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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