The Antioch Panthers will face off against the Richmond Oilers at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Antioch has three straight wins, Richmond has seven straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Antioch's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Deer Valley as Antioch made off with a 5-0 victory. Considering the Panthers have won five matches by more than four goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Richmond's offense. They came up short against Saint Mary's on Thursday, falling 5-0. While losing is never fun, the Oilers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 857th, while the Panthers are ranked 249th).
Antioch's win was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 5-4. As for Richmond, their loss dropped their record down to 2-7-1.
Antioch skirted past Richmond 3-2 when the teams last played back in January of 2020. Will Antioch repeat their success, or does Richmond have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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