Del Oro and Granite Bay are an even 3-3-4 against one another since February of 2020, but likely not for long. The Del Oro Golden Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the Granite Bay Grizzlies at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Del Oro's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for four straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Del Oro took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand Folsom a 1-0 shutout.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Granite Bay's offense. They fell just short of Whitney by a score of 1-0 on Thursday. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Grizzlies came into the match with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 82nd, while the Wildcats are ranked 417th).
Granite Bay's loss dropped their record down to 5-7-2. As for Del Oro, their win bumped their record up to 9-2-4.
Del Oro beat Granite Bay by a goal in their previous meeting back in January, winning 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Del Oro 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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