The Casa Grande Gauchos are taking a road trip to face off against the Napa Grizzlies at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Casa Grande is likely headed into the match with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Vintage on Tuesday. Casa Grande fell just short of Vintage by a score of 2-1. While losing is never fun, the Gauchos can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 703rd, while the Crushers are ranked 194th).
Casa Grande's goal came courtesy of Isaiah Escobar, who's now up to five this season.
Meanwhile, Napa entered their game against Sonoma Valley on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Napa fell just short of Sonoma Valley by a score of 1-0.
Casa Grande now has a losing record at 4-5-2. As for Napa, they suffered their first home loss, dropping their record down to 6-3-3.
Casa Grande beat Napa 3-1 when the teams last played back in February of 2024. Does Casa Grande have another victory up their sleeve, or will Napa turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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