The Dinuba Emperors will head out on the road to challenge the Monache Marauders at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Dinuba's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for ten straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
If Monache heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Dinuba took over last week. Dinuba sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 1-0 victory over Mission Oak on Tuesday. That's two games straight that the Emperors have won by just one goal.
Their one-goal win came courtesy of Alyssa Vasquez, who's now up to 14 this season.
Meanwhile, Monache hadn't done well against Porterville recently (they were 0-6 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way last Thursday. Monache came out on top against Porterville by a score of 4-2. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Marauders considering their one-goal performance the match before.
Dinuba's record is now 12-9. As for Monache, their record is now 13-8.
Dinuba beat Monache 3-1 when the teams last played back in November of 2023. Will Dinuba repeat their success, or does Monache have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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