The Sutter Huskies are taking a road trip to challenge the Las Plumas Thunderbirds at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Things were looking good for Sutter after they put the first goal on the board on Wednesday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of Rio Linda by a score of 3-2. The loss continues a trend for Sutter in their meetings with Rio Linda: they've now lost three in a row.
Lyric Vergara wasn't going to let Rio Linda walk away unscathed as he scored both of Sutter's goals, bringing his season total up to three goals.
Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for Las Plumas' offense. They came up short against Pleasant Valley on Wednesday, falling 6-0. While losing is never fun, Las Plumas can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 933rd, while Pleasant Valley are ranked 260th).
Las Plumas' defeat dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Sutter, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Sutter might still be hurting after the 6-0 defeat they got from Las Plumas when the teams last played back in January of 2025. Can the Huskies avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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