The Live Oak Lions will take on the Hamilton Braves at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Live Oak has five straight victories, Hamilton has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
If Hamilton heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Live Oak took over last week. Live Oak had just enough and edged Winters out 2-1 on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for Hamilton's offense. They fell 2-0 to Corning on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, the Braves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 723rd, while the Cardinals are ranked 304th).
Hamilton's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Live Oak, their win bumped their record up to 5-2-1.
Everything went Live Oak's way against Hamilton when the teams last played back in December of 2023, as Live Oak made off with a 7-2 victory. Will Live Oak repeat their success, or does Hamilton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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