The Pioneer Mustangs will head out to challenge the Christopher Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pioneer's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for three straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Pioneer is likely headed into the match with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Leigh on Wednesday. Pioneer took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Leigh. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 519th, while the Longhorns are ranked 114th).
Meanwhile, while Christopher scored more goals than they have all season, the final result was a bit underwhelming. They and Branham finished up their game with a 3-3 draw on Wednesday. The result was nothing new for the Cougars as the squad haven't won a game since December 17, 2024.
Christopher's draw makes their record 2-8-6 this season. As for Pioneer, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-8-1.
Pioneer came out on top in a nail-biter against Christopher in their previous meeting back in January, sneaking past 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pioneer since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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