The Atascadero Greyhounds will venture away from home to square off against the Cabrillo Conquistadores at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Atascadero is likely headed into the game with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Paso Robles on Tuesday. Atascadero fell just short of Paso Robles by a score of 1-0. The loss continues a trend for the Greyhounds in their matchups with the Bearcats: they've now lost four in a row.
Meanwhile, Cabrillo fell victim to Cate and their airtight defense on Wednesday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Rams. While losing is never fun, the Conquistadores can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 651st, while the Rams are ranked 36th).
This is the second loss in a row for Cabrillo and nudges their season record down to 2-6-2. As for Atascadero, the defeat was their first at home , dropping their record down to 7-4.
Atascadero took their win against Cabrillo in their previous meeting last Tuesday by a conclusive 6-2. In that matchup, Atascadero amassed a halftime lead of 3-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Saturday.
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