The Norte Vista Braves will venture away from home to face off against the Patriot Warriors at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Norte Vista will be strutting in after a victory while Patriot will be coming in after a defeat.
If Patriot heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Norte Vista took over last week. Norte Vista came out on top in a nail-biter against Hillcrest on Friday, sneaking past 2-1.
Meanwhile, Monday just wasn't the day for Patriot's offense. They lost 5-0 to Oak Hills on Monday. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 604th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 25th).
This is the second loss in a row for Patriot and nudges their season record down to 2-6-3. As for Norte Vista, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 3-3-3 record this season.
Norte Vista was able to grind out a solid win over Patriot in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Norte Vista since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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