The Escondido Cougars will take on the Fallbrook Warriors at 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Escondido is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Mt. Carmel just ended the team's seven-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Sundevils by a score of 1-0. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Cougars came into the game with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 76th, while the Sundevils are ranked 689th).
Meanwhile, Fallbrook has been on a difficult stretch since their win on December 27. They and San Marcos finished up on equal footing with a 1-1 draw on Thursday. That draw made it three straight for the Warriors.
Their goal came courtesy of Isaiah Gonzalez, which was the first he's scored this season.
With that draw, Fallbrook's record moves to 2-3-5. As for Escondido, their loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-2-1.
Escondido beat Fallbrook 2-0 in their previous matchup back in December of 2023. Will Escondido repeat their success, or does Fallbrook have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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