The Stockdale Mustangs will take on the Centennial Golden Hawks at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Stockdale will head out to face Centennial after giving up their first home loss of the season on Tuesday. Stockdale fell just short of Ridgeview by a score of 3-2.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 0-0 at halftime, Centennial was not quite Liberty's equal in the second half on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Patriots by a score of 2-1. While losing is never fun, the Golden Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 704th, while the Patriots are ranked 119th).
Centennial's goal came courtesy of Calixto Gonzales, which was the first he's scored this season.
Stockdale's defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-2-5. As for Centennial, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-11-2 record this season.
Stockdale beat Centennial 2-0 when the teams last played back in January. The rematch might be a little tougher for Stockdale since the team 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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