The El Modena Vanguards will face off against the Sonora Raiders at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. El Modena's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for six straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
El Modena fell victim to Sunny Hills and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They lost 5-0 to the Lancers. While losing is never fun, the Vanguards can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 703rd, while the Lancers are ranked 126th).
Meanwhile, Sonora had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They walked away with a 4-2 win over the Knights.
Sonora is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-2-2 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 22 goals over those eight contests. As for El Modena, their loss dropped their record down to 0-9-3.
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