The Calexico Bulldogs will take on the Southwest EC Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Southwest EC took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Calexico, who comes in off a win.
Southwest EC better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when Calexico really get things going. Calexico's defense stepped up to hand Imperial a 4-0 shutout on Tuesday. The Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by three goals or more this season.
Meanwhile, Southwest EC has been on a difficult stretch since their win on December 17. They fell just short of Brawley by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 707th, while the Wildcats are ranked 326th).
Calexico has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 19 goals over those six matches. As for Southwest EC, their loss dropped their record down to 6-11-3.
Calexico took their victory against Southwest EC when the teams last played back in January by a conclusive 4-0. Does Calexico have another victory up their sleeve, or will Southwest EC turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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