The El Rancho Dons will look to take advantage of their home pitch for the first time this season as they take on the Santa Fe Chiefs at 4:45 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, El Rancho turned things around against La Serna last Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Lancers 2-1. The score was all tied up 1-1 at the break, but the Dons were the better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Santa Fe). Everything went their way against Whittier on Tuesday as Santa Fe made off with a 5-1 victory. The high-scoring effort was just what the Chiefs needed considering they were shutout in their previous matchup.
Santa Fe is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-1-4 record this season. As for El Rancho, they now have a winning record of 8-7.
El Rancho beat Santa Fe by a goal when the teams last played back in February of 2024, winning 1-0. Will El Rancho repeat their success, or does Santa Fe have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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