The Brawley Wildcats will take on the Yuma Criminals at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Brawley has three straight wins, Yuma has seven straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Yuma better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when Brawley really get things going. Brawley's defense stepped up to hand Holtville a 3-0 shutout on Tuesday. The Wildcats' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three games.
Samantha Herrero and Kaylene Ojeda scored all three of Brawley's goals, bringing their combined season tally to ten goals.
Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for Yuma's offense. They came up short against Central back in December of 2024, falling 9-0. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Criminals came into the match with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' soccer rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 155th in Arizona, while the Spartans are ranked 459th in California).
Brawley is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up four goals over those ten games. As for Yuma, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-7.
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