The Downey Knights will head out on the road to square off against the Gregori Jaguars at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Downey is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.8 goals per game this season.
Downey will bounce into Monday's contest after beating Modesto, who they had gone 1-7-1 against in their nine prior meetings. Downey blew past Modesto 4-0 on Thursday. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 107th, while the Panthers are ranked 1000th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Downey hit Modesto with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Cesar Bojorquez (2), Arturo Sarabia, and Jose Ramos.
Meanwhile, Gregori was not the first on the board last Thursday, but they got there more often. They skirted past Enochs 2-1.
Gregori has also been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4-2 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 14 goals over those four games. As for Downey, they pushed their record up to 11-2-2 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home.
Everything went Downey's way against Gregori when the teams last played on January 9th, as Downey made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Downey 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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