The Granite Bay Grizzlies will take on the Oak Ridge Trojans at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Granite Bay fell victim to Del Oro and their airtight defense on Thursday. They fell just short of the Golden Eagles by a score of 1-0. While losing is never fun, the Grizzlies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 165th, while the Golden Eagles are ranked 24th).
Meanwhile, Oak Ridge kept a clean sheet against Folsom on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 1-0 win over the Bulldogs. The Trojans wouldn't have won without Kaiya Smith, who scored the game-winner.
Granite Bay's loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Oak Ridge, they now have a winning record of 4-3-2.
Granite Bay beat Oak Ridge by a goal when the teams last played back in December of 2024, winning 2-1. Will Granite Bay repeat their success, or does Oak Ridge have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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