The Dos Pueblos Chargers will square off against the Santa Barbara Dons at 5:15 p.m. on Friday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses apiece.
On Wednesday, Dos Pueblos didn't have quite enough to beat Pacifica and fell 2-1. That's two games in a row now that the Chargers have lost by just one goal.
Their goal came courtesy of Chris Barreto Ordonez, who's now up to two this season.
Meanwhile, Santa Barbara's game on Wednesday was all tied up 0-0 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of San Marcos. While losing is never fun, the Dons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 567th, while the Royals are ranked 97th).
Santa Barbara's defeat dropped their record down to 5-12-1. As for Dos Pueblos, their loss dropped their record down to 7-3-2.
Dos Pueblos came out on top in a nail-biter against Santa Barbara when the teams last played back in December of 2024, sneaking past 2-1. Will Dos Pueblos repeat their success, or does Santa Barbara have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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